16And he withdrew himself, and was about in the desert places and praying.


In Context

13 And stretching forth his hand he touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

14 And he enjoined him to tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing as Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

15 But the report concerning him was spread abroad still more, and great crowds came together to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities.

16 And he withdrew himself, and was about in the desert places and praying.

17 And it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and out of Jerusalem; and the Lord's power was there to heal them.

18 And lo, men bringing upon a couch a man who was paralysed; and they sought to bring him in, and put him before him.

Luke 5:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:16But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And he retired into the desert, and prayed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:16But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:16But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.