“And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.”
Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land — the spatial positioning (disciples in the lake's middle, Jesus on the shore) sets up the sea-walking. The boat is far from land, the disciples are straining at the oars against the wind, and Jesus is separated from them by the entire width of the lake. The situation mirrors the storm of chapter 4 but with one significant difference: Jesus is not asleep in the boat this time but separated from them on shore, approaching from outside.
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