42. All the people ate and were satisfied.
43. The followers filled 12 baskets with the pieces of bread and fish that were not eaten.
44. There were about 5,000 men there who ate.
45. Then Jesus told his followers to get into the boat and go to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake. Jesus said that he would come later. He stayed there to tell the people they could go home.
46. After sending them away, he went into the hills to pray.
47. That night, the boat was in the middle of the lake. Jesus was alone on the land.
48. He saw the followers working hard to row the boat because the wind was blowing against them. At some time between three and six o’clock in the morning, Jesus came to them, walking on the water. He continued walking until he was almost past the boat.
49. But when his followers saw him walking on the water, they thought he was a ghost and cried out.