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


In Context

13 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go thy way, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

15 But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

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

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

18 And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16And he withdrew himself, and was about in the desert places and praying.

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.