But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Ver. 27. But straightway Jesus spake, &c.] He waits to be gracious, Isaiah 30:18. Our extremity is his opportunity. Cum duplicantur lateres venit Moses. God brings his people to the mount with Abraham, yea, to the very brow of the hill, till their feet slip, and then delivers them: when all is given up for lost, then comes he in, as out of an engine, εκ μηχανης .
It is I, fear not] Quid timet homo in sinu Dei positus? A child that is in his father's bosom fears no bugbears.