Jesus Walks on Water

Jul 15, 2026

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Jesus dismisses the crowd and prays alone on a mountainside while his disciples struggle against strong winds, rowing only to the middle of the lake late at night. He then comes to them, walking on the water toward their boat. Startled disciples fear they are seeing a ghost, but Jesus reassures them: “Do not be afraid. It is I!” Peter asks for a command to come on the water, and Jesus tells him to come, prompting Peter to step out, though his faith wavers when he focuses on waves and wind.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time35 min

Matthew and Mark setting: storm and struggle

Jesus prays and approaches on the water

Fear, reassurance, and Peter’s attempt

31. Jesus Walks on Water A Bible story from Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21 English Spiritual 31. Jesus Walks on Water Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community. Illustrations are © Sweet Publishing. English Copyright © 2015, unfolding Word | Open Bible Stories [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. This work is a derivative of "Creative Commons Open Bible Stories" attributed to [unfoldingWord.org](unfoldingWord.org) used under CC BY SA 4.0. All included images originate from “Bible Images from Sweet Publishing” attributed to Sweet Publishing used under CC BY SA 3.0. Then Jesus told the disciples to get into the boat and sail to the other side of the lake while he dismissed the crowd. After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he went up on a mountainside to pray. Jesus was there all alone, and he prayed until late at night. Meanwhile, the disciples were rowing their boat, but by late in the night they had only reached the middle of the lake. They were rowing with great difficulty because the wind was blowing hard against them . Then Jesus finished praying and went to the disciples . He walked on top of the water across the lake toward their boat! The disciples were very afraid when they saw Jesus, because they thought they were seeing a ghost. Jesus knew that they were afraid, so he called out to them and said,“Do not be afraid. It is I!” Then Peter said to Jesus,“Master, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water .” Jesus told Peter,“Come!” So, Peter got out of the boat and started walking to Jesus on the surface of the water . But after walking a short distance, he turned his eyes away from Jesus and began to look at the waves and to feel the strong wind.

FAQs

Where does the story begin regarding Jesus and the disciples?

Jesus orders the disciples to get into the boat and sail to the other side, while he dismisses the crowd. He goes to pray on a mountainside and the disciples row through the night.

How does Jesus reach the disciples during the storm?

After finishing praying, Jesus walks across the water toward the disciples’ boat, coming to them while the wind remains strong.

Why does Peter begin to sink in the story?

Peter walks toward Jesus on the water, but when he turns his eyes away to look at the waves and feel the strong wind, his confidence falters.

Jul 15, 2026

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