And they beckoned unto their partners, who were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
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Ephrem The Syrian
AD 373
We have been toiling all night. This refers symbolically to the prophets. His teaching came down from on high on the world, which stands by way of parable for the sea. The two boats represent the circumcised and the uncircumcised. They made a sign to their companions. This refers symbolically to the seventytwo, for these disciples were too few in number for the catch and the harvest. Commentary on Tatian’s Diatessaron
