Luke Chapter 5 verse 16 Holy Bible
But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
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But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
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And *he* withdrew himself, and was about in the desert [places] and praying.
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And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
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But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.
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and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) He withdrew himself into the wilderness.--Literally, into the wildernesses, agreeing with St. Mark's "in desert places," now in one part, now in another, of the unenclosed, uncultivated country. The addition that he "was praying" there is peculiar to St. Luke, who, throughout his Gospel, lays stress on this feature in our Lord's life. (See Introduction.)Parallel Commentaries ...GreekYetδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.Heαὐτὸς (autos)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.frequentlyἦν (ēn)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.withdrewὑποχωρῶν (hypochōrōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 5298: To withdraw, retire, go back, retreat. From hupo and choreo; to vacate down, i.e. Retire quietly.toἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.theταῖς (tais)Article - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.wildernessἐρήμοις (erēmois)Adjective - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 2048: Lonesome, i.e. waste.toκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. pray.προσευχόμενος (proseuchomenos)Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.Jump to PreviousAbroad Crowded Cured Desert Deserts Diseases Great Hear Jesus Lonely Multitudes Often Places Prayed Praying Report Slip Spread Waste Wilderness Withdrawing Withdrew