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Jesus Walks on the Water

45 Jesus immediately insisted that His disciples get into the boat and go ahead [of Him] to the other side to Bethsaida, while He was dismissing the crowd.(A) 46 And after He said goodbye to them, He went to the mountain to pray.

47 Now when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on the land. 48 Seeing the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) He came to them, walking on the sea. And [acted as if] He intended to pass by them.(B) 49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost, and cried out [in horror]; 50 for they all saw Him and were shaken and terrified. But He immediately spoke with them and said, “Take courage! It is I (I Am)! Stop being afraid.”(C) 51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased [as if exhausted by its own activity]; and they were completely overwhelmed, 52 because they had not understood [the miracle of] the loaves [how it revealed the power and deity of Jesus]; but [in fact] their heart was hardened [being oblivious and indifferent to His amazing works].

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45 · kai Immediately Jesus made anankazō · ho his autos disciples mathētēs get embainō into eis the ho boat ploion and kai go proagō on ahead of him to eis the ho other peran side , toward pros Bethsaida Bēthsaida, while heōs he autos dispersed apolyō the ho crowd ochlos. 46 · kai After he had taken apotassō leave of them autos, he went aperchomai to eis the ho mountain oros to pray proseuchomai.

47 · kai When evening opsia had come ginomai, the ho boat ploion was eimi in en the middle mesos of the ho lake thalassa and kai he autos was alone monos on epi the ho land . 48 · kai He saw them autos straining basanizō at en the ho oars elaunō, for gar the ho wind anemos was eimi against enantios them autos. About peri the fourth tetartos watch phylakē of the ho night nyx he came erchomai toward pros them autos, walking peripateō on epi the ho lake thalassa. · kai He intended thelō to pass parerchomai by them autos, 49 but de when they ho saw him autos walking peripateō on epi the ho lake thalassa, they thought dokeō that hoti he was eimi a ghost phantasma. And kai they cried anakrazō out , 50 for gar they all pas saw him autos and kai were terrified tarassō. But de immediately he ho spoke laleō with meta them autos and kai said legō to them autos, “ Take courage tharseō! It is eimi I egō. Do not be afraid phobeomai!” 51 Then kai he got anabainō into eis the ho boat ploion with pros them autos, and kai the ho wind anemos died kopazō down . And kai they were absolutely lian ek amazed existēmi, 52 for gar they did not ou understand syniēmi about epi the ho loaves artos; but alla their autos heart kardia was eimi · ho hardened pōroō.

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