God’s Word Translation
Luke 5:16
16But he would go away to places where he could be alone for prayer.
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, “Don’t tell anyone. Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice as Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean.” 15The news about Jesus spread even more. Large crowds gathered to hear him and have their diseases cured. But he would go away to places where he could be alone for prayer. 17One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and experts in Moses’ Teachings were present. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. Jesus had the power of the Lord to heal. 18Some men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They tried to take him into the house and put him in front of Jesus.
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αὐτὸς δὲ ἦν ὑποχωρῶν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις καὶ προσευχόμενος.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 5:16
- Luke 6:12At that time Jesus went to a mountain to pray. He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
- Matthew 14:23After sending the people away, he went up a mountain to pray by himself. When evening came, he was there alone.
- Mark 1:35In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray.
- Mark 6:46After saying goodbye to them, he went up a mountain to pray.
- John 6:15Jesus realized that the people intended to take him by force and make him king. So he returned to the mountain 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
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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
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