{Be not afraid} (m(8820)phobeisthe). Prohibition with m(885c) and
present middle imperative of phobeomai. So in  Mr 6:50  ( Mt
14:27 ). John does not tell that the disciples thought Jesus was
an apparition ( Mr 6:49  Mt 14:26 ), nor does he give the account
of Peter walking on the water ( Mt 14:28-31 ).