Parallel Verses New International Version One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. King James Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. World English Bible It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. Young's Literal Translation And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God, Luke 6:12 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIn prayer to God - Or, in the prayer of God: or, in the oratory of God, εν τῃ προσευχῃ του Θεου. So this passage is translated by many critics; for which Dr. Whitby gives the following reasons: As the mountain of God, Exodus 3:1; Exodus 4:27; the bread of God, Leviticus 21:17; the lamp of God, 1 Samuel 3:3; the vessels of God, 1 Chronicles 22:19; the altar of God, Psalm 43:4; the sacrifices of God, Psalm 51:17; the gifts of God, Luke 21:4; the ministers of God, 2 Corinthians 6:4; the tabernacle of God, 2 Chronicles 1:3; the temple of God, Matthew 21:12; the synagogues of God, Psalm 74:8; are all things consecrated or appropriated to God's service; so προσευχη του Θεου must, in all reason, be a house of prayer to God; whence it is called τοπος προσευχης, a place of prayer, 1 Maccabees 3:46; and so the word is certainly used Acts 16:13; and by Philo, in his oration against Flaccus, where he complains that αἱ προσευχαι, their houses for prayer were pulled down, and there was no place left in which they might worship God, or pray for Caesar; and by Josephus, who says the multitude was gathered εις την προσευχην, into the house of prayer: and so Juvenal, Sat. iii. v. 296, speaks to the mendicant Jew: - Ede ubi consistas; in qua te quaero proseucha? In what house of prayer may I find thee begging? See on Acts 16:13 (note). But on this it may be observed, that as the mountains of God, the wind of God, the hail of God, the trees of God, etc., mean very high mountains, a very strong wind, great and terrible hail, very tall trees, etc., so προσευχη του Θεου, here, may be very properly translated the prayer of God; i.e. very fervent and earnest prayer; and though διανυκτερευων may signify, to lodge in a place for a night, yet there are various places in the best Greek writers in which it is used, not to signify a place, but to pass the night in a particular state. So Appian, Bell. Pun. Εν τοις ὁπλοις διενυκτερευϚε μεθ' ἁπαντων - He passed the night under arms with them all. Idem, Bell. Civ. lib. v. διενυκτερευον - They passed the night without food, without any regard to the body, and in the want of all things. See more examples in Kypke, who concludes by translating the passage thus: He passed the night without sleep in prayers to God. Some of the Jews imagine that God himself prays; and this is one of his petitions: Let it be my good pleasure, that my mercy overcome my wrath. See more in Lightfoot. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge that. Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh... continued. Mark 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. Colossians 4:2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Library Laws of the Kingdom'And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God, 21. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity The Christian Assisted in Examining into his Growth in Grace. We Shall not be Curious in the Ranking of the Duties in which Christian Love... Cross References 1 Samuel 15:11 "I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions." Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the LORD all that night. Isaiah 26:9 My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. Matthew 5:1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, Matthew 14:23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, Mark 3:13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. Luke 5:16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Luke 6:11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. Jump to Previous Continued Discuss Filled Forth Jesus Madness Mountain Mountainside Night Passing Prayer Praying Spent Time WholeJump to Next Continued Discuss Filled Forth Jesus Madness Mountain Mountainside Night Passing Prayer Praying Spent Time WholeLinks Luke 6:12 NIVLuke 6:12 NLT Luke 6:12 ESV Luke 6:12 NASB Luke 6:12 KJV Luke 6:12 Bible Apps Luke 6:12 Biblia Paralela Luke 6:12 Chinese Bible Luke 6:12 French Bible Luke 6:12 German Bible Luke 6:12 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |