When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;
He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.
for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.