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Matthew 14:23

PrayerStillness and meditation

21 About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

25 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
KJV
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
WEB
After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
ASV
And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.
DARBY
And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,
BLB
And having dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. And evening having come, He was there alone,
ÅB
Og da han hadde sendt folket avsted gikk han avsides, opp i fjellet, for å be. Og når det var blitt kveld var han der alene.
OTB
Etter at Han hadde sendt dem bort, gikk Han opp på fjellet for seg selv for å be. Da kvelden kom, var Han der alene,
B1930
Og da han hadde latt folket fare, gikk han avsides op i fjellet for å bede; og da det var blitt aften, var han der alene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 6:12

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

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  • Mark 6:46

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

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  • Matthew 26:36

    At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

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  • John 6:15–17

    Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

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  • Matthew 6:6

    But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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  • Acts 6:4

    and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

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  • Luke 9:28

    About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

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