Luke 5:16

and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

In Context

15but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities,

17And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was — to heal them.

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Cross References

Mark 1:35And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying;

Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of 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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