8 Bible Verses about Retirement
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After He had dispersed them, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening had come He was there alone.
Jesus left there and went [over] near Lake Galilee. He went up into a mountain and sat down there.
And after six days [had passed], Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John aside and went up into a high mountain [i.e., an unidentified mountain nearby].
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem He took the twelve apostles aside. As they traveled along He said to them,
He said to them, "You men, leave here and go to a deserted place and rest for awhile." For there were so many people coming and going [i.e., to listen to preaching, receive healing, etc.], that they had no opportunity even to eat.
And from there Jesus got up and went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house but did not want anyone to know it. However, He could not keep it secret.
When the apostles returned they told Jesus what they had done. Then Jesus took them and went away privately to a town called Bethsaida. [Note: This town was on the east side of Lake Galilee, and apparently was a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Mark 6:45].
Then Jesus went away from them about the distance of a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed,
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After Jesus had said these things He went out with His disciples across the Kidron valley. [Note: This was a "wadi," or dry creek bed which carried a torrent of water during the rainy season. It ran parallel with the east wall of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives]. There was an [olive] orchard there and Jesus and His disciples went into it.
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When the apostles returned they told Jesus what they had done. Then Jesus took them and went away privately to a town called Bethsaida. [Note: This town was on the east side of Lake Galilee, and apparently was a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Mark 6:45].
After He had dispersed them, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening had come He was there alone.
Jesus left there and went [over] near Lake Galilee. He went up into a mountain and sat down there.
And after six days [had passed], Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John aside and went up into a high mountain [i.e., an unidentified mountain nearby].
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem He took the twelve apostles aside. As they traveled along He said to them,
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