Verse 26. They were troubled. They were afraid. The sight was remarkable. It was sufficient to awe them. In the dark night, amidst the tumultuous billows, appeared the form of a man. They thought it was a spirit -- an apparition. It was a common belief among the ancients that the spirits of men after death frequently appeared to the living.

{i} "???" Job 9:8; Joh 6:19 {k} "were troubled" Lu 24:37