Mark 6:45-47
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
45 Then he made his disciples get into the boat(A) and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,[a] while he dismissed the crowd. 46 [b]And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray. 47 When it was evening, the boat was far out on the sea and he was alone on shore.
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- 6:45 To the other side toward Bethsaida: a village at the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
- 6:46 He went off to the mountain to pray: see Mk 1:35–38. In Jn 6:15 Jesus withdrew to evade any involvement in the false messianic hopes of the multitude.
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