<p>24:38 <i>And he said to them: Why are you disturbed? And why do questions arise in your heart?</i>- &quot;Questions&quot; is literally 'reasonings'. 'It could be this, might be that... who knows for sure' is therefore exposed as at times an excuse for lack of faith in challenging realities. Noting this is not to say that all things Biblical are clear and capable of simplistic explanation. Rather is it a caveat against dodging the requirement of simple faith by complex reasoning. We think of the Lord's criticism of &quot;the depths of satan as they speak&quot; noted on Rev. 2:24. The disciples likely had considered all manner of conspiracy theories and wild possibilities, rather than face up to the simple requirements of faith. They had likewise been &quot;disturbed&quot; when they saw the Lord walking on the water and had again concluded it was a ghost (s.w. Mt. 14:26). They were intended to have learned from that failure, just as we too are taught by our failures and are expected to build upon them for greater tests yet to come. The Lord had urged them not to be &quot;troubled&quot; (s.w. &quot;disturbed&quot;) in Jn. 14:1,27. He is now enquiring why those words of His had been ignored by them.</p>