46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
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And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
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.
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 45-56)This passage of story we had Matt. 14:22; only what was there related concerning Peter, is omitted here. Here we have, I. The dispersing of the assembly; Christ constrained his disciples to go before by ship to Bethsaida, intending to follow them, as they supposed, by land. The people were loth to scatter, so that it cost him some time and pains to send them away. For now that they had got a good…
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