Luke 5:16
14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
- KJV
- And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
- WEB
- But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.
- ASV
- But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
- DARBY
- And *he* withdrew himself, and was about in the desert [places] and praying.
- BLB
- And He Himself was withdrawing into the wilderness and praying.
- ÅB
- men han dro seg tilbake til øde steder og var der i bønn.
- OTB
- Men Jesus trakk seg ofte tilbake til øde steder for å be.
- B1930
- men han drog sig tilbake til øde steder og var der i bønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 1:35–36
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Read in contextLuke 6:12
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Read in contextMatthew 14:23
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
Read in contextMark 6:46
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Read in contextJohn 6:15
When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
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