Luke 5:16

But he often withdrew into the deserted places and prayed.

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In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15But the report about him spread even farther, and large crowds of people came together to hear him teach and to be healed of their sicknesses.

17It came about on one of those days that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there who had come from many different villages in the regions of Galilee and Judea, and also from the town of Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35He got up very early, while it was still dark; he left and went out into a solitary place and there he prayed.

Luke 6:12It happened in those days that he went out to the mountain to pray. He continued all 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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