When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,{25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometers or about 3 to 4 miles} they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.

 Let us see now if we can find out something of what Jesus meant and of what John understood from words like this. There are two ways in which we may take this passage. 