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Luke 6:12

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10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

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.

13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
KJV
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.
WEB
In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.
ASV
And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
DARBY
And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.
BLB
And it came to pass in those days [that] He went out to the mountain to pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God.
ÅB
Og det skjedde i de dager at han gikk opp i fjellet for å be, og han var der hele natten i bønn til Gud.
OTB
På den tiden gikk Jesus ut til en fjellside for å be, og han tilbrakte hele natten i bønn til Gud.
B1930
Og det skjedde i de dager at han gikk op i fjellet for å bede, og han var der hele natten i bønn til Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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  • Mark 6:46

    And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

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  • Mark 1:35

    And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

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  • Mark 14:34–36

    And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

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  • Matthew 14:23–25

    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.

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  • Matthew 6:6

    But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

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  • Colossians 4:2

    Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

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