Matthew 14:22–33

Jesus Walks on the Sea—Mark 6:45–56; John 6:15–21

²²Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side ahead of him while he sent the people away. ²³After sending the people away, he went up a mountain to pray by himself. When evening came, he was there alone. 

²⁴The boat, now hundreds of yards from shore, was being thrown around by the waves because it was going against the wind. 

²⁵Between three and six o’clock in the morning, he came to them. He was walking on the sea. ²⁶When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified. They said, “It’s a ghost!” and began to scream because they were afraid. 

²⁷Immediately, Jesus said, “Calm down! It’s me. Don’t be afraid!” 

²⁸Peter answered, “Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.” 

²⁹Jesus said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. ³⁰But when he noticed how strong the wind was, he became afraid and started to sink. He shouted, “Lord, save me!” 

³¹Immediately, Jesus reached out, caught hold of him, and said, “You have so little faith! Why did you doubt?” 

³²When they got into the boat, the wind stopped blowing. ³³The men in the boat bowed down in front of Jesus and said, “You are truly the Son of God.”