Luke 4:42

At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving them.

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In The King James Version

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

In Context

41And even demons came out from many people, screaming ‘You are the Son of God.’ Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

43Jesus, however, said to them, “I must take the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that was why I was sent.”

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Cross References

Matthew 14:13When Jesus heard of it, he left privately in a boat to a lonely spot. The people, however, heard of his going, and followed him in crowds from the towns on foot.

Mark 1:45The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.

Luke 6:12Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Luke 24:29but they pressed him not to do so. “Stay with us,” they said, “for it is getting towards evening, and the sun is already low.” So Jesus went in to stay with them.

John 4:40And, when these Samaritans had come to Jesus, they begged him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:32-44

The Expulsion of a Demon; Christ's Departure from Capernaum. 31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him,… Read the whole commentary →

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