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John 6:3
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus withdraws from a crowd that pursued Him for miraculous signs and retreats to a mountain with His disciples, occurring just before the Jewish Feast of Passover.
The words — ἀνῆλθεν (anēlthen) translates literally as "Went up" and ὄρος (oros) means "mountain," denoting the physical ascent that separates Him from the surrounding multitude.
The thread — This pattern of mountain withdrawal appears in John 6:15 when Jesus flees a forced coronation, Luke 9:28 during a transfiguration, and Matthew 14:23 as He retreats alone for prayer.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus physically removing Himself from a demanding crowd to be with His disciples, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine action often precedes public ministry with deliberate separation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
Cross-references
- John 6:15 Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
- Luke 9:28 About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
- Matthew 14:23 After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
- Matthew 15:29 Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- Luke 6:12 In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.