Luke 5:16

And he withdrew into the desert and prayed.

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In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15Yet word of him traveled around all the more. And great crowds came together, so that they might listen and be cured by him from their infirmities.

17And it happened, on a certain day, that he again sat down, teaching. And there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting nearby, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present, to heal them.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35And rising up very early, departing, he went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.

Luke 6:12And it happened that, in those days, he went out to a mountain to pray. And he was in the prayer of God throughout the night.

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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