Mark 6:46

46 After ¹bidding them farewell, He left ²for the mountain to pray.

Mark 6:46 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:46

And when he had sent them away
Either his disciples, or rather the multitude:

he departed into a mountain to pray:
after his disciples were gone, and he had dismissed the people, he went from the desert where he had been, up into a mountain; being a retired place, to spend some time in private prayer to God; (See Gill on Matthew 14:23).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 6:46 In-Context

44 There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.

46 After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.

47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.

48 Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.

Cross References 2

1. Acts 18:18, 21; 2 Corinthians 2:13
2. Matthew 14:23

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Mark 6:46 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:46 In-Context

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