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Matthew 14:23
A church father on this verse
“Or, that He is alone in the evening, signifies His sorrow at the time of His passion, when the rest were scattered from Him in fear.”
Original
23And 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.
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In context
21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
22And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
— Matthew 14:23 —
24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.