Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus went up into the mountain, and he sat there with his disciples.
- KJV And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat 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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Quick answer
Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with his disciples. He takes a teaching posture with his followers.
Overview
Jesus withdraws to a hillside and sits, the customary position of a teacher. The mountain setting and gathering of disciples anticipate the significant events to follow. It frames the feeding miracle as both a work of compassion and an occasion for revelation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- John 6:15Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
- Luke 9:28About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
- Matt 14:23After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
- Matt 15:29Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- Luke 6:12–13In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
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