Mark 6:46

After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

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WEBBE

After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

BSB

After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

KJV

And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

ASV

And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

BBE

And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἀποταξάμενος apotaxamenos having taken leave G657 αὐτοῖς autois of them G846 ἀπῆλθεν apēlthen He departed G565 εἰς eis into G1519 τὸ to the G3588 ὄρος oros mountain G3735 προσεύξασθαι.¶ proseuxasthai to pray G4336

The early church

(Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) This we must understand of Christ, in that He is man; He does it also to teach us to be constant in prayer.
Pseudo-Chrysostom · d. 500Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(in Marc. 2, 28) Not every man, however, who prays goes up into a mountain, but he alone prays well, who seeks God in prayer. But he who prays for riches or worldly labour, or for the death of his enemy, sends up from the lowest depths his vile prayers to God. John says, When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force and make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. (John 6:15) It goes on: And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
But when He had dismissed the crowd, He goes up to pray, for prayer requires rest and silence.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 45–56

The church is often like a ship at sea, tossed with tempests, and not comforted: we may have Christ for us, yet wind and tide against us; but it is a comfort to Christ's disciples in a storm, that their Master is in the heavenly mount, interceding for them. And no difficulties can hinder Christ's appearance for his people, when the set time is come. He silenced their fears, by making himself known to them. Our fears are soon satisfied, if our mistakes are set right, especially our mistakes as to Christ. Let the disciples have their Master with them, and all is well. It is for want of rightly understanding Christ's former works, that we view his present works as if there never were the like before. If Christ's ministers now could cure people's bodily diseases, what multitudes would flock after them! It is sad to think how much more most care about their bodies than about their souls.

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Matthew 14:23–24

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