Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified.

         Immediately he spoke to them and said:

         - Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.

         Peter then said:

         - Lord, if it’s you tell me to come to you on the water.

         Jesus said:

         - Come.

         Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and began to sink. He then cried out:

         - Lord, save me!

         Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.

         - You of little faith! Why did you doubt?

         And when they climbed on the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying:

         - Truly you are the Son of God (Matthew, 14: 22 to 33.)

         Jesus, although living, appeared upon the water under a tangible form, whilst his body was elsewhere. This is the most probable hypothesis. One can even recognize in the recital certain characteristic signs of tangible apparitions (The Genesis According to Spiritism, Chap. 14, items 35 to 37). On the other hand, his body could have been sustained and weight neutralized by the fluidic-force which maintains a table in space without support. The same effect has many times been produced over human bodies. (The Genesis According to Spiritism, Chap. items 41 and 42).