Matthew 14:23 - Exposition

And when he had sent the multitudes away. Matthew speaks merely of the dismissal as such ( ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ); Mark refers to his parting words ( ἀποταξάμενος αὐτοῖς , i.e. probably to the multitude). He went up into a mountain— the mountain (Revised Version); Matthew 5:1 , note— apart . κατ ἰδίαν is to be joined with the preceding, and not to the following words (cf. Matthew 5:13 ; Matthew 17:19 ). And when the evening was come ( Matthew 5:15 , note), he was there alone. For some eight hours, if it was spring or autumn ( Matthew 5:25 ).