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Luke 6:12

In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

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ASV

And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

KJV

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἘγένετοEgenetoIt came to passG1096 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysG2250 →
ταύταιςtautaisthoseG3778 →
ἐξελθεῖνexeltheinto go outG1831 →
αὐτὸνautonHeG846 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ὄροςorosmountainG3735 →
προσεύξασθαι·proseuxasthaito pray;G4336 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἦνēnHe wasG1510 →
διανυκτερεύωνdianuktereuōnspending the nightG1273 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēa<the>G3588 →
προσευχῇproseuchēaprayerG4335 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦ.theouto God.G2316 →

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Luke 5:16Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.Mark 14:34–36Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”Matthew 14:23–25After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Matthew 14:23After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,Luke 11:1One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.Psalms 16:7I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.Psalms 109:3–4They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.Psalms 22:2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.Psalms 55:15–17Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.Psalms 119:148My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

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