Jesus dismisses the crowd of 5,000 and the disciples head back across the lake. The disciples may be going back to the same spot where they were when Jesus suggested that they go to a remote place.
Jesus is still alone, praying on the mountains. Finally, Jesus is getting the alone time he needed, perhaps still mourning John the Baptist.
Meanwhile, the disciples are straining to get across the lake. A strong wind blew and the waters got rough. Jesus is not there to rebuke the wind. The text is silent about the disciples trying to rebuke the wind, so we can presume that they did not try doing it, although Jesus had commissioned them with power and authority before sending them out.
The disciples are straining against the oars and see a figure walking on the water. They are terrified and think it is a ghost. Jesus tells them to not be afraid, for it is him.
Peter shows remarkable faith. He states "if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water". The very nature of the question shows that Peter is not entirely sure that it actually was Jesus or a ghost.
Jesus replies "come". Peter gets out of the boat and walks on water. He sees the wind, gets terrified, and sinks before Jesus rescues him. Jesus then asks "you of little faith, why did you doubt?". Peter may doubt and have "little faith" compared to Jesus, but he is the only one who go out of the boat. It would have been an interesting sight if all 12 of them had gotten out and they all walked along the water.
When Jesus gets in the boat, the text in John 6:21 states that the boat immediately makes landfall at their destination. If we take this literally, this would suggest the boat was teleported across the lake. Or, the language could be figurative and they had favorable wind conditions that expedited their journey. Given that Jesus and Peter just walked across water, both interpretations might be equally reasonable conclusions.
The story also stands that Jesus conquered the elements of nature, in particular water. Jesus had already rebuked the storm. Here, Jesus walks on water. Again, this ties Jesus to the Jonah account and Jesus could do what Jonah (or any of us) could not do - walk on water.
Once there, the people immediately recognize Jesus and bring to him their sick for healing.
The next morning, the multitude that was fed across the lake cannot find Jesus, but they know that only one boat had left. Thus suggests that it may have been Jesus' plan to walk across the lake all along, but he expedited the plan once he saw the disciples straining in the middle.
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