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This comic shows a group of disciples asking Jesus to "do that thing where you walk on water." Jesus enthusiastically agrees: "Oh! Okay, watch!" The caption below reveals the punchline: "We got Jesus to fall into an empty swimming pool on four separate occasions."

The joke reimagines the biblical miracle of walking on water as a prank. Jesus's ability to walk on water only works when there is actual water present -- an empty swimming pool would just be a concrete pit. The disciples, knowing this, have apparently been tricking Jesus into attempting the miracle over a waterless pool, causing him to fall in repeatedly. The humor lies in the irreverent portrayal of the disciples as fraternity-style pranksters rather than devoted followers, and in the image of Jesus being gullible enough to fall for the same trick four times. It's a classic SMBC subversion of religious narratives through absurd, mundane logic.