And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Ver. 31. Rest a while] God would not have the strength of his people to be exhausted in his service, but that respect be had to the health of their bodies, as well as to the welfare of their souls. Therefore the priests of the law took their turns of serving in the order of their course, as Zacharias, Luke 1:8. And the ministers of the gospel are allowed to drink a little wine for their health's sake, as Timothy. Those that neglect, their bodies must reckon for it. Colossians 2:23 .