# Jesus Walks on Water Life of Jesus · Draft · BSB Content revision: e82dd3a808562e04 · No editorial review date recorded [Citation / readable page](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/jesus-walks-on-water/) [Open interactive map](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/?event=jesus-walks-on-water) [Markdown](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/jesus-walks-on-water/index.md) [JSON](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/jesus-walks-on-water/index.json) Date: Ministry in Galilee. A guided comparison of Gospel accounts, not a measured calendar or a claim that every parallel follows the same sequence. After the feeding, the disciples cross the lake while Jesus withdraws. He comes to them walking on the water; Matthew also describes Peter stepping out, becoming afraid and being rescued. John connects Jesus’s withdrawal with the crowd’s wish to make him king. The accounts differ in details and named destinations; the map shows the lake rather than a reconstructed boat track. ## Primary Scripture [Matthew 14:22–33 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2014%3A22%E2%80%9333&version=BSB) 14:22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. 14:23 After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, 14:24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 14:25 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. 14:26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear. 14:27 But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 14:28 “Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to You on the water.” 14:29 “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 14:30 But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 14:31 Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?” 14:32 And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. 14:33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!” [Mark 6:45–52 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%206%3A45%E2%80%9352&version=BSB) 6:45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd. 6:46 After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray. 6:47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land. 6:48 He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them, 6:49 but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost— 6:50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 6:51 Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded, 6:52 for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened. [John 6:15–21 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A15%E2%80%9321&version=BSB) 6:15 Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself. 6:16 When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 6:17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them. 6:18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated. 6:19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. 6:20 But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” 6:21 Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading. ## Related Scripture [Job 9:8 · teaching](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%209%3A8&version=BSB) Job’s image of God treading the sea supplies a literary comparison, not a separate account of this crossing. ## Location evidence The lake crossing is explicit, but its precise track is not. Capernaum and Gennesaret are named destinations in the accounts, not proof of one recoverable boat route. Event map marker: Approximate region; \[longitude, latitude\] = \[35.59, 32.8\]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue. Capernaum: Identified site. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.57516, 32.88059\]. Classification source: rule. [Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire](http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/33337) Gennesaret plain: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.52, 32.85\]. Classification source: editorial. Illustrative regional extent: \[\[35.49,32.8\],\[35.57,32.91\]\]; not a measured confidence interval. [Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6) Sea of Galilee: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[35.59, 32.8\]. Classification source: editorial. Illustrative regional extent: \[\[35.5,32.69\],\[35.67,32.92\]\]; not a measured confidence interval. [Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/4) [Gospel setting; extent is an editorial illustration, not a boundary](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/4) ## For the class How does the crossing develop the disciples’ response to the feeding? ## Interpretation and reuse Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review. Record source: theographic (394) Record source: editorial Events and places adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata), CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. 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