Jesus went up into the mountain, and he sat there with his disciples.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
- BSB Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
- ESV Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.
- NKJV And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
- NASB But Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
- NLT Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- John 6:15Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
- Luke 9:28About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
- Matt 14:23After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
- Matt 15:29Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- Luke 6:12–13In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.
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