When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, while Jesus was alone on land.
After sending the people away, he went up a hill by himself to pray. When evening came, Jesus was there alone;
After saying good-bye to the people, he went away to a hill to pray.
He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because they were rowing against the wind; so sometime between three and six o'clock in the morning, he came to them, walking on the water. He was going to pass them by,