⁴⁸ And having seen that they were troubled and tormented in [their] rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night [between 3:00-6:00 a.m.] He came to them, walking [directly] on the sea. And He acted as if He meant to pass by them,

⁴⁹ But when they saw Him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and ^[a]raised a [deep, throaty] shriek of terror.

⁵⁰ For they all saw Him and were agitated (troubled and filled with fear and dread). But immediately He talked with them and said, Take heart! I Am! Stop being alarmed and afraid.^(A)

⁵¹ And He went up into the boat with them, and the wind ceased (^[b]sank to rest as if exhausted by its own beating). And they were astonished exceedingly [beyond measure],