Luke 5:16

And he retired into the desert, and prayed.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15But the fame of him went abroad the more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.

Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of 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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