And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
He sleeps to give occasion for their timidity and to make their perception of what was happening more distinct. … He permits the storm, that by their deliverance they might attain to a clearer perception of that benefit. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily
