Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 1:35-37

"And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him; and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee." — Mark 1:35-37 (ASV)

He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

And when they had found him,—

For he had endeavored to conceal himself in the loneliest spot that he could find. Possibly, the disciples overheard his groans, his cries, his supplications, as he poured out his very soul in prayer to his Father: when they had found him,—