Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, while Jesus was alone on land.
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Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
48 He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because they were rowing against the wind; so sometime between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them, walking on the water. He was going to pass them by,
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He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,
49 but they saw him walking on the water. "It's a ghost!" they thought, and screamed.
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but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
50 They were all terrified when they saw him. Jesus spoke to them at once, "Courage!" he said. "It is I. Don't be afraid!"
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because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
51 Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind died down. The disciples were completely amazed,
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Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
52 because they had not understood the real meaning of the feeding of the five thousand; their minds could not grasp it.
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for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
53 They crossed the lake and came to land at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat.
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When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
54 As they left the boat, people recognized Jesus at once.
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As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.
55 So they ran throughout the whole region; and wherever they heard he was, they brought to him the sick lying on their mats.
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They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
56 And everywhere Jesus went, to villages, towns, or farms, people would take their sick to the marketplaces and beg him to let the sick at least touch the edge of his cloak. And all who touched it were made well.
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And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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