Then came Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and said unto the disciples,
Sit you here, while I go and pray yonder.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Because they clung to Him inseparably, therefore He says, Tarry ye here, while I go away and pray. For it was usual with Him to pray apart from them. And this He did teaching us in our prayers, to prepare silence for ourselves and great retirement.
