Luke 5:16

But He frequently retired into solitary places, and prayed.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

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

17And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

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Cross References

Mark 1:35And in the morning, before it was light, He rose up and went out, and retired into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Luke 6:12And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and 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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