But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
How did they know he was a man? They could see him sleeping. He commanded a ship. So why were they so perplexed about his humanity, saying, “What manner of man is this?” His sleeping showed he was a man. His calming of the seas declared him God. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily
