²²Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. ²³After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.^j Later that night, he was there alone, ²⁴and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

²⁵Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. ²⁶When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”^k they said, and cried out in fear.

²⁷But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage!^l It is I. Don’t be afraid.”^m

²⁸“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

²⁹“Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. ³⁰But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

³¹Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”ⁿ he said, “why did you doubt?”

³²And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.

Read in Logos

Matthew 14:29: He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.

Cross references

jSee Lk 3:21
k Lk 24:37
l Mt 9:2; Ac 23:11
m Da 10:12; Mt 17:7; 28:10; Lk 1:13, 30; 2:10; Ac 18:9; 23:11; Rev 1:17
nSee Mt 6:30