KJV ORIGINAL
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus headed up into the mountains and settled down there with his disciples.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you need to get away from the crowd and just be with your people.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of John, this verse occurs during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, as he withdraws to a mountain with his disciples amid growing crowds seeking him. This setting leads directly to the miracle of feeding the five thousand, emphasizing Jesus' practice of seeking solitude for teaching and prayer. Mountains in biblical times were often seen as places of divine revelation, similar to Moses on Sinai.
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