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 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.