In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there.

But when the man left, he began to proclaim it freely. He spread the news so widely that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly, but had to stay out in deserted places. Still, people kept coming to him from everywhere.

He told them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest for a while," because so many people were coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.

So they went away in a boat to a deserted place by themselves.

When it was quite late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late.

Then all the disciples deserted Jesus and ran away.