Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. New Living Translation After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. English Standard Version And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. Berean Standard Bible After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray. Berean Literal Bible And having taken leave of them, He departed into the mountain to pray. King James Bible And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. New King James Version And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. New American Standard Bible And after saying goodbye to them, He left for the mountain to pray. NASB 1995 After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray. NASB 1977 And after bidding them farewell, He departed to the mountain to pray. Legacy Standard Bible And after bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray. Amplified Bible And after He said goodbye to them, He went to the mountain to pray. Christian Standard Bible After he said good-bye to them, he went away to the mountain to pray. Holman Christian Standard Bible After He said good-bye to them, He went away to the mountain to pray. American Standard Version And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when he had sent them away he went to a mountain to pray. Contemporary English Version Then he told them goodbye and went up on the side of a mountain to pray. Douay-Rheims Bible And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray. English Revised Version And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. GOD'S WORD® Translation After saying goodbye to them, he went up a mountain to pray. Good News Translation After saying good-bye to the people, he went away to a hill to pray. International Standard Version After saying goodbye to them, he went up on a hillside to pray. Literal Standard Version and having taken leave of them, He went away to the mountain to pray. Majority Standard Bible After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray. New American Bible And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray. NET Bible After saying good-bye to them, he went to the mountain to pray. New Revised Standard Version After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray. New Heart English Bible After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray. Webster's Bible Translation And when he had dismissed them, he departed to a mountain to pray. Weymouth New Testament He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray. World English Bible After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray. Young's Literal Translation and having taken leave of them, he went away to the mountain to pray. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Walks on Water45Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd. 46 After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray. 47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.… Cross References 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, Mark 6:47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land. Acts 18:18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Acts 18:21 But as he left, he said, "I will come back to you if God is willing." And he set sail from Ephesus. 2 Corinthians 2:13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia. Treasury of Scripture And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. Matthew 6:6 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. 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. Jump to Previous Bade Bidding Departed Dismissed Farewell Hill Leave Mountain Mountainside PrayerJump to Next Bade Bidding Departed Dismissed Farewell Hill Leave Mountain Mountainside PrayerMark 6 1. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.7. He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits. 14. Various opinions of Jesus. 16. John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried. 30. The apostles return from preaching. 34. The miracle of five loaves and two fishes. 45. Jesus walks on the sea; 53. and heals all who touch him. (46-52) And when he had sent them away.--See Notes on Matthew 14:22-33.Verses 46, 47. - St. Mark is careful, like St. Matthew, to tell us that when the even was come he was alone on the land. Both the evangelists desire to call attention to the fact that, when night came on, the disciples were alone in their boat and Jesus alone on the land. It was nightfall; and St. John informs us that "the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew." Then it was that the Lord left his place of prayer on the mountain, and walked upon the sea, that he might succor his disciples now distressed by the storm. It would appear that our Lord had been obliged to use a little pressure to induce his disciples to leave him: "He constrained them (ἠνάγκασε τοὺς μαθητὰς αὑτοῦ) Verse 46 - And when he had sent them away (ἀποταξάμενος) - more literally, had taken leave of them, that is, the multitude - he departed into a mountain (εἰς τὸ ὄρος); literally, into the mountain; that is, the high table-land at the foot of which the multitude had been fed. Towards the north-east of the Sea of Galilee the land rises rapidly from the shore. To pray (προσεύξασθαι). This is a very full word, implying the outpouring of the heart to God. Our Lord did this that he might teach us in our prayers to shun the crowd, and to pray in silence and in secret, with collected mind. There is here, too, a special example for the clergy, namely, this: that when they have preached they should go apart and pray that God would make effectual that which they have delivered; that he would himself give the increase where they have planted and watered, and renew their spiritual strength, that they may return again to their labour refreshed by communion with him. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek After bidding them farewell,ἀποταξάμενος (apotaxamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 657: To withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away. He went ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. up on εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mountain ὄρος (oros) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). to pray. προσεύξασθαι (proseuxasthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. Links Mark 6:46 NIVMark 6:46 NLT Mark 6:46 ESV Mark 6:46 NASB Mark 6:46 KJV Mark 6:46 BibleApps.com Mark 6:46 Biblia Paralela Mark 6:46 Chinese Bible Mark 6:46 French Bible Mark 6:46 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Mark 6:46 After he had taken leave of them (Mar Mk Mr) |