19 After they had rowed about three or four miles,  * 6:19 Lit twenty-five or thirty stadia; one stadion = 600 feet they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. 20 But he said to them, "It is I.* 6:20 Lit "I am,* 6:20 Ex 3:14; Ps 45:8; Jn 8:24Don’t be afraid."21 Then they were willing to take him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.