23And 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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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 them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
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.
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-33)We have here the story of another miracle which Christ wrought for the relief of his friends and followers, his walking upon the water to his disciples . In the foregoing miracle he acted as the Lord of nature, improving its powers for the supply of those who were in want; in this, he acted as the Lord of nature, correcting and controlling its powers for the succour of those who were in danger and…
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