Matthew 14:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 6:12 : 12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.
  • Mark 6:46 : 46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
  • John 6:15-17 : 15 Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself. 16 When evening came the disciples went down to the sea; 17 And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.
  • Acts 6:4 : 4 Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.
  • Luke 9:28 : 28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • Matt 26:36 : 36 Then comes Jesus with them to a place named Gethsemane, and says to his disciples, Be seated here, while I go over there for prayer.

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  • Mark 6:45-47
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    45 And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

    46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

    47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.

  • 35 And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

  • 22 And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.

  • 80%

    24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.

    25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

  • 12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

  • 16 But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.

  • John 6:15-17
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    15 Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.

    16 When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;

    17 And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.

  • 1 And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

  • 3 Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.

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    13 Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.

    14 And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

    15 And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

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    40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

    41 And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

  • Mark 4:35-36
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    35 And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

    36 And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

  • 29 And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

  • Mark 6:31-32
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    31 And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

    32 And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.

  • 22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

  • 18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

  • 28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

  • 37 And every day he was teaching in the Temple and every night he went out to the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives to take his rest.

  • 42 And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

  • 22 The day after, the people who were on the other side of the sea saw that only one small boat had been there, that Jesus had not gone in that boat with the disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.

  • Matt 13:1-2
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    1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.

    2 And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

  • 39 And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.

  • 1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.

  • 39 And again he went away, and said a prayer, using the same words.

  • 7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

  • 23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.

  • 32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Be seated here while I say a prayer.

  • 1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.

  • 18 Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

  • 19 And every evening he went out of the town.

  • 13 And he went away from them, and again got into the boat and went across to the other side.

  • 26 And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

  • 3 And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

  • 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

  • 17 And when it was evening he came with the twelve.

  • 9 And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

  • 12 And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

  • 10 And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

  • 44 And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.