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

14Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said, “Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.” 15But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. 17One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was strongly with Jesus. 18Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to 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 6:12One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
• Matthew 14:23After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
• Mark 1:35Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.
• Mark 6:46After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
• John 6:15When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills 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