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Matthew 14:23 Cross-References
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“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.”
Matthew 14:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 14:23
'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.' After intensive ministry—teaching, healing, feeding 5000, managing messianic fervor—Jesus seeks solitude for prayer. He went 'up into a mountain' (εἰς τὸ ὄρος/eis to oros), 'apart' (κατ᾽ ἰδίαν/kat' idian, privately, alone), 'to pray' (προσεύξασθαι/proseuxasthai). Reformed theology sees this demonstrating: (1) Jesus's full humanity—He needed prayer, communion with Father; (2) Priority of prayer—even during intense ministry, He made time; (3) Solitude's necessi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 14:23
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“that he went out to the mountain to pray”
“he went up the mountain to pray.”
“and said to his disciples”
“perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force”
“when you pray”
“that he took with him Peter”