Jesus Walks on the Sea^(A)

⁴⁵ Jesus^[a] immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away. ⁴⁶ After saying goodbye to them, he went up on a hillside to pray. ⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while he was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ He saw that his disciples^[b] were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn^[c] he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them, ⁴⁹ but when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and began to scream. ⁵⁰ All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, “Have courage! It’s me. Stop being afraid!”

⁵¹ Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples^[d] were utterly astounded, ⁵² because they didn’t understand the significance of the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.