Discovery BoxJohn 6:19 
Context6:19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, 1 they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, 2 approaching the boat, and they were frightened.
John 13:38
Context13:38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? 3 I tell you the solemn truth, 4 the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!
1 tn Grk “about twenty-five or thirty stades” (a stade as a unit of linear measure is about 607 feet or 187 meters).
sn About three or four miles. The Sea of Galilee was at its widest point 7 mi (11.6 km) by 12 mi (20 km). So at this point the disciples were in about the middle of the lake.
2 tn Or “sea.” See the note on “lake” in v. 16. John uses the phrase ἐπί (epi, “on”) followed by the genitive (as in Mark, instead of Matthew’s ἐπί followed by the accusative) to describe Jesus walking “on the lake.”
3 tn Or “Will you die willingly for me?”
4 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
