14:22 耶穌隨即催門徒上船，先渡到那邊去，等他叫眾人散開。
14:23 散了眾人以後，他就獨自上山去禱告。到了晚上，只有他一人在那裡。
14:24 那時船在海中，因風不順，被浪搖撼。
14:25 夜裡四更天，耶穌在海面上走，往門徒那裡去。
14:26 門徒看見他在海面上走，就驚慌了，說：「是個鬼怪！」便害怕，喊叫起來。
14:27 耶穌連忙對他們說：「你們放心，是我，不要怕！」
14:28 彼得說：「主，如果是你，請叫我從水面上走到你那裡去。」
14:29 耶穌說：「你來吧。」彼得就從船上下去，在水面上走，要到耶穌那裡去；
14:30 只因見風甚大，就害怕，將要沉下去，便喊著說：「主啊，救我！」
14:31 耶穌趕緊伸手拉住他，說：「你這小信的人哪，為甚麼疑惑呢？」
14:32 他們上了船，風就住了。
14:33 在船上的人都拜他，說：「你真是上帝的兒子了。」
14:34 他們過了海，來到革尼撒勒地方。
14:35 那裡的人一認出是耶穌，就打發人到周圍地方去，把所有的病人帶到他那裡，
14:36 只求耶穌准他們摸他的衣裳繸子；摸著的人就都好了。
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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主耶穌在此展現自己的權能讓門徒認識祂的身分，因為祂可以在水面上行走，是人所做不到的，唯有是上帝的權能的作為！而主耶穌為了讓門徒認識祂是有上帝的權能的，所以在門徒驚惶的時候，祂宣告：「你們放心，是我，不要怕！」
只有上帝有絕對的主權說：「是我」或是「我是」！因為這是上帝的名，所以主耶穌在這裡展現祂不只是人，更是上帝！也唯有主耶穌可以這樣對人宣告，而這宣告的結果，門徒相信：「你真是上帝的兒子了。」
弟兄姊妹，你是不是有這樣的確信呢？你是否確信：耶穌基督是完全的人，也是完全的上帝呢？你若有這樣的確信，自己就有永生的把握了！正如使徒約翰所說：「論到從起初原有的生命之道，就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的。（這生命已經顯現出來，我們也看見過，現在又作見證，將原與父同在、且顯現與我們那永遠的生命傳給你們。）我們將所看見、所聽見的傳給你們，使你們與我們相交。我們乃是與父並他兒子耶穌基督相交的。我們將這些話寫給你們，使你們（有古卷：我們）的喜樂充足。」(約翰一書1:1-4)
而主耶穌既是那永生之道，也就是上帝本身，祂就有權柄使我們成為上帝的兒女，享受上帝所賜永生的福樂！這樣的恩典在人的角度是開放的，好像是人可以決志得著這樣的身分，其實這是上帝在創世以先早為我們預備好的，這是何等的恩典啊！
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