MATTHEW 14

Jesus walked on Galilee lake, and then Peter tried to do the same.

22 Right after that happened, Jesus told us disciples to get in the boat and to go ahead of him further around the lake while he dismissed the crowds. 23 After he dismissed them, he went up into the hills to pray by himself. When it was evening, he was still there alone. 24 By this time we were already many hundred meters from the shore. The boat was being severely tossed around by the waves {The waves were severely tossing the boat} because the wind was blowing against it. 25 Then Jesus came down from the hills to the lake. Some time between three and six o’clock in the morning he walked on the water toward our boat. 26 When we disciples saw someone walking on the water, we thought that we must be seeing a ghost. We were terrified, and we screamed out because we were afraid. 27 Immediately Jesus said to us, "Cheer up! It is I. Do not be afraid!" 28 Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, tell me to walk on the water to you!" 29 Then Jesus said, "Come!" So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. 30 But when Peter looked at the tossing waves which the strong wind caused, he became afraid. He began to sink, and cried out, "Lord, save me!" 31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and grabbed him. He said to Peter, "You only trust a little bit in my power ◄Why did you doubt that I could keep you from sinking?/You should not have doubted that I could keep you from sinking!► [RHQ]" 32 Then Jesus and Peter got in the boat, and the wind immediately stopped blowing. 33 All of us disciples who were in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, "Truly you are the ◄Son of/man who is also► God!"