And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Ver. 26. They were troubled] Ere they were helped: things often go backward, before they come forward with us. Deus plagam sanaturus, graviorem infligit: he knows how to commend his mercies to us.
And they cried out for fear] For fear of him, in whom was laid up all their comfort. But pessimus in dubiis augur, timor. -How often are we mistaken, and befooled by our fears!