Matthew 14:23
And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
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- Luke 6:12 : 12 Choosing the Twelve Apostles Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
- Mark 6:46 : 46 After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.
- John 6:15-17 : 15 Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. 16 Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)
- Acts 6:4 : 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
- Luke 9:28 : 28 The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.
- Matt 6:6 : 6 But whenever you pray, go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
- Matt 26:36 : 36 Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples,“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
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- Mark 6:45-473 verses87%
45Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.
46After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.
47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.
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35Praying and Preaching Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.
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22Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.
- Matt 14:24-252 verses80%
24Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.
25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.
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12Choosing the Twelve Apostles Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
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16Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.
- John 6:15-173 verses78%
15Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.
16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
17got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)
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1The Beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.
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3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.
- Matt 14:13-153 verses78%
13The Feeding of the Five Thousand Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying,“This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
- Luke 22:40-412 verses77%
40When he came to the place, he said to them,“Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”
41He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
- Mark 4:35-362 verses77%
35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”
36So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.
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29Healing Many Others When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
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31He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
32So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.
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22Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,
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18Peter’s Confession Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them,“Who do the crowds say that I am?”
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28The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.
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37So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
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42The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.
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22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.
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1The Parable of the Sower On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.
2And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
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39After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
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39He went away again and prayed the same thing.
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7Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,
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23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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32Gethsemane Then they went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples,“Sit here while I pray.”
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1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
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18Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.
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19When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
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13Then he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.
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26After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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3He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
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17Then, when it was evening, he came to the house with the twelve.
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9Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.
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12Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”
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44So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.