straightway Jesus spake unto them] Christ quickly hears the cries of his servants.
Be of good chear] Gr. Be confident. Fear oft ariseth, not out of the greatnesse of the danger (for others endure as much without fear) but out of want of confidence.
it is I] He doth not say, I am Jesus, as to persecuting Saul, Acts 9:5. but, It is I, as speaking to them that knew his voice.