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

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.

Matthew 14:23 And having dismissed the multitude, he went into a mountain alone to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone.

Mark 1:35,36 And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed. . . .

Mark 6:46 And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray,

John 6:15 Jesus therefore, when he knew that they would come to take him by force and make him king, fled again into the mountains, himself alone.

Context
The Leper's Prayer
15But the fame of him went abroad the more: and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 16And he retired into the desert; and prayed. 17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.…
Cross References
Matthew 14:23
And having dismissed the multitude, he went into a mountain alone to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone.

Mark 1:35
And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.

Luke 3:21
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened.

Luke 6:12
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.

Luke 9:28
And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that he took Peter and James and John and went up into a mountain to pray.

Luke 9:29
And whilst he prayed, the shape of his countenance was altered and his raiment became white and glittering.

Lexicon
Yet
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

He
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

frequently
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

withdrew
ὑποχωρῶν (hypochōrōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5298: To withdraw, retire, go back, retreat. From hupo and choreo; to vacate down, i.e. Retire quietly.

to
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wilderness
ἐρήμοις (erēmois)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2048: Lonesome, i.e. waste.

to
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

pray.
προσευχόμενος (proseuchomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.


Additional Translations
Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

And He Himself was withdrawing into the wilderness and praying.

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

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

But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

but Jesus Himself constantly withdrew into the Desert and there prayed.

But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.
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