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.
KJV
καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ’ ἰδίαν προσεύξασθαι. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης μόνος ἦν ἐκεῖ.
Greek NT
Et dimissa turba, ascendit in montem solus orare. Vespere autem facto solus erat ibi :
Vulgate
And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.
ASV
And having dismissed the multitude, he went into a mountain alone to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μόνος
monos
adjective · 48×
προσεύχομαι
proseuchomai
verb · 85×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἀπολύω
apoluo
verb · 67×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
ἴδιος
idios
adjective · 114×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄρος
oros
noun · 64×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×
ὄψιος
opsios
adjective · 14×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. What then says Peter, everywhere ardent, and ever starting forward before the rest? Lord, if it be Thou, says he, bid me come unto You on the water. Matthew 14:28 He said not, Pray and entreat, but, bid. Do you see how great his ardor, how great his faith? Yet surely he is hereby often in danger, by seeking things beyond his measure. For so here too he required an exceedingl…
1. Introduction to the Feeding of the Five Thousand. And when even had come His disciples came to Him, Matthew 14:15 that is, at the consummation of the age in regard to which we may fitly say what is found in the Epistle of John, It is the last hour. 1 John 2:18 They, not yet understanding what the Word was about to do, say to Him, The place is desert, Matthew 14:15 seeing the…
Cross-references
- Acts 6:4 — But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
- John 6:3 — And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
- John 6:15 — 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.
- Luke 5:16 — And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
- Luke 6:12 — 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.
- Luke 6:12 — 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.
- Luke 9:28 — And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up 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.
- Mark 6:46 — And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
- Mark 6:46 — And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
- Mark 6:47 — And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 26:36 — Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.