Matthew 14:23

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

And having dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. And evening having come, He was there alone,

Latin

Et dimissa turba, ascendit in montem solus orare. Vespere autem facto solus erat ibi:

Greek

English

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

Jesus often went to quiet places to pray, especially during important times in his life and work (Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28).

Jesus showed his power over nature, giving the disciples a chance to trust him as the Son of God (Mathhew 14:33; see also 8:23–27; Psalm 8:6; Hebrews 2:8–9).

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 6:12
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
Mark 6:46
After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
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.
Matthew 26:36
Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
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.
Acts 6:4
…and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
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.