Distre ed (βασανιζομενον). Like a man with demons (8:29). One can see, as Jesus did , the boat bobbing up and down in the choppy s…

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea. John says they had sailed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs. About seven and a half Jewis…

Tossed with waves — literally, vexed or tormented.

And when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.<…

St. John Chrysostom: Desiring to prompt a diligent examination of what had been done, He commanded those who had witnessed the…

On the phrase “on a mountainside,” see comment on 5:1–2. The burden of Jesus’ prayer is not revealed; but it is po ible that the crowd’s attempts t…

The ship was now in the midst of the sea. The reader will find this narrative expounded by me in the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel, and t…

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea
That is, the ship in which the disciples were put into, to go on the ot…

Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, on special occasions, and when we find our…

After having excluded Herod’s opinion, here the Evangelist mentions the power of Christ’s doctrine. For its power is threefold: it feeds, it rescue…