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Matius 14:23

Dan setelah orang banyak itu disuruh-Nya pulang, Yesus naik ke atas bukit untuk berdoa seorang diri. Ketika hari sudah malam, Ia sendirian di situ.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Galilee;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Miracles;   Mountain;   Prayer;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Association-Separation;   Retirement;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Evening, the;   Prayer, Private;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Prayer;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Isaac;   Jacob;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Activity;   Attributes of Christ;   Boyhood of Jesus;   Character of Christ;   Communion (2);   Confession (of Sin);   Consciousness;   Cures;   Doctrines;   Evening ;   Mental Characteristics;   Mount, Mountain ;   Night (2);   Palestine;   Prayer (2);   Reality;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Self-Denial;   Solitude;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Various Readings;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Transfiguration;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Transfiguration, the;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apart;   Christ, Offices of;   Hill;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Prayers of Jesus;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Dan setelah orang banyak itu disuruh-Nya pulang, Yesus naik ke atas bukit untuk berdoa seorang diri. Ketika hari sudah malam, Ia sendirian di situ.
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Setelah sudah disuruhkan-Nya orang banyak itu pulang, Ia pun naik ke atas gunung hendak berdoa. Apabila hari sudah malam, maka tinggallah Ia di situ seorang diri-Nya.

Contextual Overview

22 And strayghtway Iesus constrayned his disciples to get vp into a shippe, and to go before hym vnto the other syde, whyle he sent the people away. 23 And when the people were sent away, he went vp into a mountayne alone to pray: And when nyght was come, he was there hym selfe alone. 24 But the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea, & was tost with waues: for it was a contrary wynde. 25 And in the fourth watch of the nyght, Iesus went vnto them, walkyng on the sea. 26 And when the disciples sawe hym walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, it is a spirite: and they cryed out for feare. 27 But strayght way, Iesus spake vnto them, saying: be of good cheare, it is I, be not afrayde. 28 Peter aunswered hym, and sayde: Lorde, yf it be thou, byd me come vnto thee, on the water. 29 And he sayde: come. And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to go to Iesus. 30 But when he sawe a myghty wynde, he was afrayde: And when he began to sincke, he cryed, saying, Lorde saue me. 31 And immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught hym, and sayde vnto hym: O thou of litle fayth, wherefore diddest thou doubt?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he went: Matthew 6:6, Matthew 26:36, Mark 6:46, Luke 6:12, Acts 6:4

he was: John 6:15-17

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:42 - Elijah Mark 6:47 - General Luke 5:16 - General John 6:3 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 14:9
And they ioyned battell with them in the vale of Siddim: that is to saye, with Chodorlaomer the kyng of Elam, and with Thidal kyng of nations, and with Amraphel kyng of Sinar, and with Arioch kyng of Elasar, foure kynges agaynst fyue.
Genesis 14:12
And they caryed awaye Lot also Abrams brothers sonne, & his goodes, (for he dwelled in Sodome) and departed.
Genesis 14:15
And he and his seruauntes were parted [in companies] agaynst the by nyght, and smote them, and pursued them vnto Hoba, which lyeth on the left hand of Damascus.
Genesis 14:16
And recouered all the goodes, and also brought agayne his brother Lot, & his goodes, the wome also, & the people.
1 Kings 13:8
And the man of God sayde vnto the king: If thou wouldest geue me halfe thyne house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eate bread, nor drinke water in this place:
2 Kings 5:16
But he saide: As the lorde lyueth before whom I stande, I wyll receaue none: And when the other would haue constrayned him to receaue it, he would not.
2 Kings 5:20
Gehezi the seruaunt of Elisa the man of God, said: Beholde, my maister hath spared Naaman this Syrian, that he would not receaue at his hande those thinges that he offered: As the Lorde lyueth, I wyll runne after him, & take somewhat of him.
2 Corinthians 12:14
Beholde, nowe the thirde tyme I am redy to come vnto you, and yet wyll I not be chargeable vnto you: For I seke not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay vp for the fathers and mothers: but the fathers and mothers for the chyldren.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, beyng content with such thynges as ye haue. For he hath sayde: I wyll not fayle thee, neither forsake thee.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had sent the multitudes away,.... Had ordered them at least to go away; for, it seems, according to John 6:22 that they did not in general disperse: there was a large body of them that continued upon the spot all night, expecting his return; in which being disappointed, they took shipping, and came to Capernaum.

He went up into a mountain apart to pray; perhaps the same he went up to before, and from whence he came down, John 6:3. This he chose as a proper place for prayer, where he could be retired, and alone, have his thoughts free, and, as man, pour out his soul to his Father, on his own account, and on the behalf of others; and particularly, he might be concerned about this notion of a temporal kingdom, that his disciples and others were so fond of; and pray that his disciples might be convinced of their mistake, and that the people might be hindered from prosecuting their designs. His going up into a mountain and praying there, were quite contrary to the canons of the Jews; which forbid praying in places ever so little raised.

"Let not a man stand (say they m) במקום גבוה, "in an high place", and pray, but in a low place and pray; as it is said, "Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord", Psalms 130:1. It is a tradition, that a man may not stand, neither upon a throne, nor upon a footstool, nor in any high place and pray, because there are no high places before God.''

This rule is delivered by Maimonides n, in this form:

"A man may not stand in a place that is three hands high, or more, and pray, neither upon a bed, nor upon a seat, nor upon a throne.''

But Christ did not look upon himself obliged, by these traditions of the elders; but chose such places, whether high or low, which were most private and retired.

And when evening was come; when it was now dark, John 6:17 when the second evening was come and ended; see Matthew 14:15 and it was properly night,

he was there alone; in the mountain, where he continued the greatest part of the night, even until the fourth watch.

m T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 10. 2. Piske Tosaph. in ib. art. 52, T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 4. 4. Kotsensis Mitzvot Tora precept. Affirm. 19. Midrash Kohelet, fol. 70. 3. n Hilch. Tephillah. c. 5. sect. 7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And straightway Jesus constrained ... - See Mark 6:45-56; John 6:15-21. The word “straightway” means immediately; that is, as soon as the fragments were gathered up. To “constrain” usually means to compel. It here means to command. There was no need of compulsion. They were at this time on the east side of the Lake of Gennesareth. He directed them to get into a ship and cross over to the other side; that is, to Capernaum. Mark adds that he sent them to Bethsaida Mark 6:45. Bethsaida was situated at the place where the Jordan empties into the lake on the east side of the river. Compare the notes at Matthew 11:21. It is probable that he directed them to go in a ship or boat to Bethsaida, and remain there till he should dismiss the people, and that he would meet them there, and with them cross the lake. The effect of the miracle on the multitude was so great John 6:14 that they believed him to be that prophet which should come into the world; that is, the Messiah, the king that they had expected, and they were about to take him by force and make him a king, John 6:15. To avoid this, Jesus got away from them as privately as possible. He went into a solitary mountain alone. In view of the temptation - when human honors were offered to him and almost forced upon him - he retired for private prayer; an example for all who are tempted with human honors and applause. Nothing is better to keep the mind humble and unambitious than to seek some lonely place; to shut out the world with all its honors; to realize that the great God, before whom all creatures and all honors sink to nothing, is round about us; and to ask him to keep us from pride and vainglory.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 14:23. He went up into a mountain apart, to pray — He whom God has employed in a work of mercy had need to return, by prayer, as speedily, to his Maker, as he can, lest he should be tempted to value himself on account of that in which he has no merit-for the good that is done upon earth, the Lord doth it alone. Some make this part of our Lord's conduct emblematic of the spirit and practice of prayer, and observe that the proper dispositions and circumstances for praying well are:

1. Retirement from the world.

2. Elevation of the heart to God.

3. Solitude.

4. The silence and quiet of the night.

It Is certain that in this also Christ has left us an example that we should follow his steps. Retirement from the world is often a means of animating, supporting, and spiritualizing prayer. Other society should be shut out, when a soul comes to converse with God.


 
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