45. Then Jesus told the followers to get into the boat. He told them to go to the other side of the lake to Bethsaida. He said he would come later. He stayed there to tell everyone they could go home.
46. After he said goodbye to them, he went up into the hills to pray.
47. That night, the boat was still in the middle of the lake. Jesus was alone on the land.
48. He saw the boat far away on the lake. And he saw the followers working hard to row the boat. The wind was blowing against them. Sometime between three and six o’clock in the morning, Jesus went out to the boat, walking on the water. He continued walking until he was almost past the boat.
49. But the followers saw Jesus walking on the water. They thought he was a ghost, and they started screaming.
50. It scared them all to see him. But he spoke to them and said, “Don’t worry! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.”
51. When he got into the boat with the followers, the wind stopped. The followers were completely amazed.
52. They could not believe what happened. It was like the miracle he did with the bread. They still didn’t understand what that meant.
53. Jesus and his followers went across the lake and came to shore at Gennesaret. They tied the boat there.
54. When they were out of the boat, the people there saw Jesus. They knew who he was,
55. so they ran to tell others throughout that area. They brought sick people on mats to every place Jesus went.
56. Jesus went into towns, cities, and farms around that area. And every place he went, the people brought sick people to the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch any part of his coat. And all those who touched him were healed.