ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος. After dismissing the crowd Jesus retired into the mountainous country back from the shore, glad to be alone κατʼ ἰδίαν, even to be rid of the Twelve for a season. προσεύξασθαι : “Good for prayer the mountain, and the night, and the solitude (μόνωσις), affording quiet, freedom from distraction (τὸ ἀπερίσπαστον), and calm” (Euthy. Zig.). ὀψίας γεν. refers, of course, to a later hour than in Matthew 14:15.

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