Luke 5:16
World English Bible (WEB)
But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.
In context
14 He commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
15 But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16 But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.
17 On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.
18 Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.
Luke 5:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.
- KJV King James Version
- And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he withdrew himself, and was about in the desert [places] and praying.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.