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.
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Gill's Exposition
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,.... That is, the ship in which the disciples were put into, to go on the other side, had by this time got into the midst of the sea: the Syriac and Persic…
And straightway Jesus constrained ... - See Mar 6:45-56; Joh 6:15-21. The word “straightway” means immediately; that is, as soon as the fragments were gathered up. To “constrain” usually means to…
We have here the story of another miracle which Christ wrought for the relief of his friends and followers, his walking upon the water to his disciples. In the foregoing miracle he acted as the Lord…
Cambridge Bible
when the evening was come See Mat 14:14.
he was there alone This is a simple but sublime thought: the solitary watch on the lonely mountain, the communion in prayer with the Father throughout the…
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