Mark 6:46

Mark 6:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
• New International Version (NIV)After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.

Context of Mark 6:46

44There were 5,000 men in the crowd that ate the food there. 45Immediately after this, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Get into the boat and sail across the lake to Bethsaida.’ Jesus said that he would first send the crowd away. Then he would also leave. So he said ‘goodbye’ to the crowd. Then he went up on a mountain to pray. 47That evening, the boat with the disciples in it was in the middle of the lake. Jesus was still alone on the land. 48But he could see his disciples. They were trying to make the boat move along. But it was very difficult for them because the wind was blowing in the opposite direction. Then, when it was nearly dawn, Jesus walked on the water towards his disciples. He seemed to be going on past them.

Mark 6:46 word by word

καὶ ἀποταξάμενος αὐτοῖς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος προσεύξασθαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he had sentἀποτάσσωapotassomai · to leaveG657
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he departedἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a mountainὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• to prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336

Cross-references for Mark 6:46

• Mark 1:35Jesus got up very early the next morning, while it was still dark. He went to a place where he could be alone. He prayed there.
• Matthew 6:6But this is how you should pray. Go to a place in your house where you can be alone. You can shut the door and you can pray to God your Father. He is in that secret place. He sees what you do there. He will give you good things in return.
• Matthew 14:23So Jesus sent the crowd away. After they had gone, he went up on a mountain alone to pray. When it became dark, he was still there alone.
• Luke 6:12One day Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night and he was praying to God.
• 1 Peter 2:21When God chose you to be his servants, he wanted you to be brave like that. Christ had trouble and pain on your behalf. He has shown you how you should live when trouble comes.

Commentaries on Mark 6:46

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-56Verses 45-56 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 14:22-36. Mark 6:52 They considered not the miracle of the loaves - They did not remember or call to mind the “power” which Jesus had shown in feeding the five thousand by a miracle, and that, having done that, he had power also to save them from the storm. Their heart was hardened - Their “mind” was dull to perceive it. This does not mean that they were “opposed” to Jesus, or that they had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 45-56Verses 45-56 The church is often like a ship at sea, tossed with tempests, and not comforted: we may have Christ for us, yet wind and tide against us; but it is a comfort to Christ's disciples in a storm, that their Master is in the heavenly mount, interceding for them. And no difficulties can hinder Christ's appearance for his people, when the set time is come. He silenced their fears, by making himself known to them. Our fears are soon satisfied, if our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-46The disciples went to Bethsaida, the hometown of Peter and Andrew (John 1:44). Meanwhile, Jesus dismissed the crowd and went away by himself to pray. Jesus regularly prayed (Mark 1:35). He also urged his disciples to pray (see 14:38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray--thus at length getting that privacy and rest which He had vainly sought during the earlier part of the day; opportunity also to pour out His soul in connection with the extraordinary excitement in His favor that evening--which appears to have marked the zenith of His reputation, for it began to decline the very next day; and a place whence He might watch the disciples on the lake…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings