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After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
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Verse 23. Alone to pray. By our Saviour’s conduct on this occasion, we are taught to leave occasionally the society of men, and to retire into solitude, as a more proper place to commune with heaven in earnest and fervent prayer. The company of mortals is often a great distraction to the fervent Christian. Dion. Carth.
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