Luke 5:16

But he would often withdraw to desolate places and pray.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15But the news about Jesus spread even more, and large crowds would gather together to hear him and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

17On one of those days, as he was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35Early the next morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus rose and departed. He went off to a desolate place and prayed there.

Luke 6:12One day soon afterward Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and spent the whole 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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