And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Accordingly, neither did he present himself to them at once. For it is written that “in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.” He was instructing them not too hastily to seek for deliverance from their pressing dangers but to bear all challenges courageously. In any case, just when they looked to be delivered, their fear was again heightened. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily
