As he was praying (εν τω εινα αυτον προσευχομενον). Common Lukan idiom of εν with the articular infinitive for a temporal clause, …

And it came to pass . . .—Saint Luke, it will be noted, omits the narrative of our Lord’s walking on the water, of the fe…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: Our Lord retired from the multitude and, in a place apart, was engaged in prayer, as it is said: …

Regarding this episode, Luke omits a reference to Caesarea Philippi and inserts a reference to Jesus at prayer (v.18). Luke apparently disconnects …

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying
To his God and Father, for himself as man, and mediator; for the succes…

It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah and qualified for i…