Luke 5:16

And he withdrew to the deserts and prayed.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15But his fame went abroad the more; and many multitudes came together to hear, and to be cured by him of their infirmities.

17And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was exerted to heal them.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35And very early in the morning, while it was yet dark, he arose and went out, and departed to a desert place, and there prayed.

Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:13-17

A Leper Cleansed. 12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the… Read the whole commentary →

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