Luke 5:16

Luke 5:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
• New International Version (NIV)But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

Context of Luke 5:16

14Jesus ordered him to tell no one [that he might happen to meet], “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony (witness) to them [that this is a work of Messiah].” 15But the news about Him was spreading farther, and large crowds kept gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their illnesses. But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray [in seclusion]. 17One day as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal. 18Some men came carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they tried to bring him in and lay him down in front of Jesus.

Luke 5:16 word by word

αὐτὸς δὲ ἦν ὑποχωρῶν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις καὶ προσευχόμενος.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he withdrewὑποχωρέωhupochōreō · to withdrawG5298
• himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• prayedπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Luke 5:16

• Luke 6:12Now at this time Jesus went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
• Matthew 14:23After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When it was evening, He was there alone.
• Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left [the house], and went out to a secluded place, and was praying there.
• Mark 6:46And after He said goodbye to them, He went to the mountain to pray.
• John 6:15Then Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountainside by Himself.

Commentaries on Luke 5:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness - Or rather, He frequently withdrew into the desert. This I believe to be the import of the original words, ̔ . He made it a frequent custom to withdraw from the multitudes for a time, and pray, teaching hereby the ministers of the Gospel that they are to receive fresh supplies of light and power from God by prayer, that they may be the more successful in their work; and that they ought to seek frequent…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 See the notes at Matthew 8:2-4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 This man is said to be full of leprosy; he had that distemper in a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin; we are full of that leprosy; from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot there is no soundness in us. Strong confidence and deep humility are united in the words of this leper. And if any sinner, from a deep sense of vileness, says, I know the Lord can cleanse, but will he look upon such a one as me? will he…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:16

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer

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Commentaries on Luke 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings