but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,
because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.