Into the mountain (εις το ορος). After the dismissal of the crowd Jesus went up alone into the mountain on the eastern side of the…

And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away…

St. John Chrysostom: Desiring to prompt a diligent examination of what had been done, He commanded those who had witnessed the…

On the phrase “on a mountainside,” see comment on 5:1–2. The burden of Jesus’ prayer is not revealed; but it is po ible that the crowd’s attempts t…

He went up into a mountain alone. It is probable that the Son of God, who was fully aware of the tempest that was coming, did not neglect …

And when he had sent the multitudes away
Had ordered them at least to go away; for, it seems, according to ([Referen…

Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, on special occasions, and when we find our…

After having excluded Herod’s opinion, here the Evangelist mentions the power of Christ’s doctrine. For its power is threefold: it feeds, it rescue…