But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
- BSB Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
- NKJV So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.
- NASB But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
- NLT But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Luke 6:12In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.
- Mark 1:35–36Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
- Matt 14:23After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.
- Mark 6:46After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.
- John 6:15Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
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