⁴⁸ And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

²⁸ And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

³⁸ And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

⁸ Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

¹³ Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

²⁴ But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

¹¹ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

³ Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

⁴ The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

¹¹ And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.