6:46a

After bidding them farewell: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as After bidding…farewell also means “having left.” For example:

After leaving them (New International Version)
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And after he had taken leave of them (English Standard Version)

them: The pronoun them refers to the crowd. Jesus left the crowd.

6:46b

He: The pronoun He refers to Jesus.

went up on the mountain: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as on the mountainside is literally “to the mountain” (as in the NET Bible). This indicates that Jesus went somewhere higher on the mountain. It does not indicate how far up he was. For this reason, some versions translate this as “on a mountainside.”

Here are some other ways to translate this:

went up a mountain (God’s Word)
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went up into the hills (New Living Translation)

mountain: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as mountain means “high country” or “mountain.” Some versions translate this word as “mountain” while others translate it as “hill.”

This mountain was on the edge of the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is surrounded by a steep bank and low mountains on many sides. These mountains are not as high as other mountains in the area.

to pray: The phrase to pray indicates the purpose and reason that Jesus went up the mountainside. He probably went there because there were no other people on the mountain. He could pray to God for some hours, and no one would come to disturb him.

The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as pray means “speak to God.” Some languages may use different words to refer to specific kinds of prayer, such as requests, thanks, or praise. Here you should use a word or expression that has a general meaning. Avoid a term that may imply magical or meaningless words.

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