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When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.
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Fear of the Savior
Commentators note the disciples' fear was a natural reaction to a supernatural sight. They were terrified because they didn't immediately recognize Jesus in this new, powerful form. John Calvin suggests this shows that seeing God's power without His reassuring word can lead to terror instead of comfort. They were, as Charles Spurgeon puts it, "afraid of their best friend," reminding us that God's deliverance can sometimes appear in unfamiliar ways.
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When therefore they had rowed (εληλακοτες ουν). Perfect active participle of ελαυνω, old verb to march (Xenophon), to drive ([Refe…
19th Century
Anglican
Five and twenty or thirty furlongs—that is, about half their voyage. Josephus describes the lake as forty furlongs wide (Wars…
Baptist
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking …
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The disciples were still a considerable distance from the shore at Capernaum (cf. Mark 6:47). As they looked back, they were terrified t…
16th Century
Protestant
They were terrified. The other Evangelists explain that the cause of that fear was that they thought that it was an apparition ([…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So when they had rowed For the wind being contrary, they could not make use of their sails, but betook themselves to their oars, an…
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Presbyterian
Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was praying for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils and afflictions of…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the Evangelist told us about the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Now he shows the threefold effect this miracle had on the …
