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Early in the night, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
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Jesus's Blueprint for Prayer
Commentators unanimously highlight Jesus's example of prioritizing prayer. Despite a grueling previous day, He rose "a great while before day" to find a solitary place to pray. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill see this as a powerful model for believers: if the sinless Son of God needed dedicated time alone with the Father, how much more do we? This act demonstrates the importance of making prayer the foundation of our day.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day. Luke says (Luke 4:42), it was day.
The passage in Mark…
In the morning, a great while before day (πρω εννυχα λιαν). Luke has only "when it was day" (γενομενης ημερας). The word πρω in Ma…
19th Century
Anglican
A great while before day.—Literally, very early, while it was yet night. The note of time is peculiar to St. Mark. Prayer seems t…
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Baptist
And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. And at even, when th…
Jesus, after a busy evening of healing and exorcisms, got up early the next morning and sought a quiet place to pray (cf. 6:46; 14:32–41). He was f…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day , &c.] On the morrow after the sabbath, on the first day in t…
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