Mark 6:31

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

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In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

In Context

30And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.

32And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:13Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.

Mark 3:7And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

John 6:1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee--that is, the sea of Tiberias.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:31-45

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent… Read the whole commentary →

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