Matthew 14:23 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 14:23

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

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

That He withdraws to pray alone, you should refer not to Him who fed five thousand on five loaves, but to Him who on hearing of the death of John withdrew into the desert; not that we would separate the Lord's person into two parts, but that His actions are divided between the God and the man. Also He ascends into the mountain alone because the multitude cannot follow Him aloft, until He has instructed it by the shore of the sea.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when he had sent the multitudes away,.... Had ordered them at least to go away; for, it seems, according to Joh 6:22 that they did not in general disperse: there was a large body of them that continued upon the spot all night, expecting his return; in which being disappointed, they took shipping, and came to Capernaum. He went up into a mountain apart to pray; perhaps the same he went up to before, and from whence he came down, Joh 6:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

That he was alone at prayer; that was his business in this solitude, to pray. Though Christ, as God, was Lord of all, and was prayed to, yet Christ, as Man, had the form of a servant, of a beggar, and prayed. Christ has herein set before us an example of secret prayer, and the performance of it secretly, according to the rule he gave, ch. vi.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He went up into a mountain apart, to pray - He whom God has employed in a work of mercy had need to return, by prayer, as speedily, to his Maker, as he can, lest he should be tempted to value himself on account of that in which he has no merit - for the good that is done upon earth, the Lord doth it alone. Some make this part of our Lord’s conduct emblematic of the spirit and practice of prayer, and observe that the proper dispositions and circumstances for praying well are: 1. Retirement from the world.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἀπολύσας	apolusas	having dismissed	G630 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ὄχλους	ochlous	crowds	G3793 →
ἀνέβη	anebē	He went up	G305 →
εἰς	eis	on	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄρος	oros	mountain	G3735 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	on	G2596 →
ἰδίαν	idian	[his] own	G2398 →
προσεύξασθαι.¶	proseuxasthai	to pray.	G4336 →
Ὀψίας	Opsias	Evening	G3798 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
γενομένης	genomenēs	having arrived	G1096 →
μόνος	monos	alone	G3441 →
ἦν	ēn	He was	G1510 →
ἐκεῖ.	ekei	there.	G1563 →

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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.
leads to
- 2 Kings 4:33
  So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Psalms 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Acts 9:40
  Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
- Isaiah 26:20
  Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
Through
Luke 6:12
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
leads to
- Mark 1:35
  Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 5:7
  During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…

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Where the connections lead

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew