放心！是我。不必害怕！

瑪竇福音 14:22-33

耶穌即刻催迫門徒上船，在他以先到對岸去；這其間，他遣散了群眾。耶穌遣散了群眾以後，便私自上山祈禱去了。到了夜晚，他獨自一人在那裏。船已離岸幾里了，受着波浪的顛簸，因為吹的是逆風。夜間四更時分，耶穌步行海上，朝着他們走來。門徒看見他在海上行走，就驚駭說：「是個妖怪。」並且嚇得大叫起來。耶穌立即向他們說道：「放心！是我。不必害怕！」伯多祿回答說：「主，如果是你，就叫我在水面上步行到你那裏罷！」耶穌說：「來罷！」伯多祿遂從船上下來，走在水面上，往耶穌那裏去。但他一見風勢很強，就害怕起來，並開始下沉，遂大叫說：「主，救我罷！」耶穌立刻伸手拉住他，對他說：「小信德的人哪！你為什麼懷疑？」他們一上了船，風就停了。船上的人便朝拜他說：「你真是天主子。」

Matthew 14:22-33

Then Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore, was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. “It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear. At once [Jesus] spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Peter said to him in reply, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how [strong] the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith,* why did you doubt?” After they got into the boat, the wind died down. Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying, “Truly, you are the Son of God.”