Luke 5:16

But Jesus often used to retreat to quiet places and pray.

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In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15Yet the news about Jesus spread more and more. Large crowds came to hear Jesus and to be healed from their diseases.

17One day when Jesus was teaching, the Pharisees and religious teachers who had come from all over Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem were sitting there. The power of the Lord to heal was with him so he could heal.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went alone to a quiet place to pray.

Luke 6:12One day shortly after, Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night, praying 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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