John 6: 14-24, Jesus Walks on Water

After feeding the 5000, we read of another miracle also covered by the other gospels.

John 6: 14-15, Jesus withdraws from the crowd
After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 
15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

The people of the region recognize that Jesus is the Messiah.  But their expectations appear to be of political power.

John 6: 16-21, Jesus walks by on water
When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 
17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 
18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough.
19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. 
20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.” 
21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

Apparently the disciples plan to travel west across the lake, into Galilee. Obviously they are accustomed to Jesus going where he will, so they go on ahead of him. But then, among the rough weather, they see a miraculous event, Jesus walking on water.  John reports that Jesus reassures them it is he (not a ghost or a mirage) and when they take him into the boat, they reach the shore. (Is that implied as a miracle here, that they were "immediately" at shore? Or is that just an observation?)

John 6: 22-24, The crowd catches up
The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. 
23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 
24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.

The crowd (back on the eastern shore?) realize that a boat has left.  Not finding Jesus, they also go west across the water.  (Tiberias is on the western shore, in Galilee. The lake is sometimes apparently also called Lake Tiberias.)

In the next portion Jesus will explain to the crowds that there are more important things than miraculous bread.