Mark 6:46
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Cross-references
Mark 1:35
Parallel
In Mark 1:35, Jesus also withdraws to a solitary place to pray — a consistent pattern of seeking solitude for prayer.
Matthew 14:23
Parallel
Matthew 14:23 is the parallel account of this same event — Jesus dismissed the crowd and went up the mountain to pray alone.
Luke 5:16
Parallel
Luke 5:16 summarizes Jesus' habit of withdrawing to pray — this verse is a specific instance of that practice.
Matthew 6:6
Allusion
In Matthew 6:6, Jesus teaches praying in secret; here he models it by going up the mountain alone to pray.
Luke 6:12
Parallel
Luke 6:12 describes another occasion of Jesus praying on a mountainside all night — a recurrent practice.
Luke 9:28
Parallel
Luke 9:28 describes Jesus going up a mountain to pray before the transfiguration — another instance of mountain prayer.