King James Version
Luke 5:16 in the King James Version says “And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.”
Luke 5:16 · KJV
And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“himself”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the wilderness”
G2048lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, g5561 being implied)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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