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He saw that they were having difficulty rowing, because the wind was against them; so at around four o'clock in the morning he came toward them, walking on the lake! He meant to come alongside them;
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but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought it was a ghost and let out a shriek;
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for they had all seen him and were terrified. However, he spoke to them. "Courage," he said, "it is I. Stop being afraid!"
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He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,
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for they did not understand about the loaves; on the contrary, their hearts had been made stone-like.
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After they had made the crossing, they landed at Ginosar and anchored.
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As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized him
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and began running around throughout that whole region and bringing sick people on their stretchers to any place where they heard he was.
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Wherever he went, in towns, cities or country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the tzitzit on his robe, and all who touched it were healed.