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

14And 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. 15But 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. 17And 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. 18And, 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.

Luke 5:16 word by word

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

• 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 6:12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
• Matthew 14:23And 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.
• Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
• Mark 6:46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
• John 6:15When 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.

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