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What the Fathers say

Mark 6:50

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

As soon then as they knew Him by His voice, their fear left them.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Western Saints

Bede

And immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid." And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. The first aid to those trembling and in danger is to banish fear struck into their hearts. The second is to quench the fury of the storms with the power of His presence. Nor is it to be wondered at that, when the Lord ascended into the boat, the wind ceased. …

On the Gospel of Mark ↗