¹⁶ Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. ¹⁸ The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. ¹⁹ Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they *This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. ²⁰ But He *This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” ²¹ So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.