Luke 6:12

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And it happened during that time that Jesus went out to the mountain [i.e., probably a hillside near Capernaum] to pray, and continued praying to God all night.

Cross References

Matthew 5:1

Seeing the large crowds, Jesus went up in a mountain [i.e., probably a hill near Capernaum] and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

Matthew 6:6

But when you pray, go to a private place and after closing the door, pray to your Father who is in a secret place, and [since] He sees in secret places, He will reward you.

Mark 1:35

Very early in the morning, [even] before daylight, Jesus woke up, left Simon’s house [verse 29] and went out to a deserted place where He prayed.

Mark 3:13

He then went up into the mountain and summoned those He wanted to come to Him and they came.

Mark 6:46

And after He had left them He went up to a mountain to pray.

Luke 5:16

So, He went away to deserted places and prayed.

Luke 6:11

But the experts in the Law of Moses and the Pharisees became furious and began discussing among themselves what they could do to Jesus.

Luke 6:17

Then He came down [from the mountain] with them and stood on a level place [where] a large crowd of His disciples and a large group of people had gathered to hear Him and be healed from their diseases.

Luke 9:18

And it happened while Jesus was praying off by Himself that His disciples joined Him. He asked them, saying, “Who are the crowds saying that I am?”

Luke 9:28

And it happened about eight days after Jesus said these things that He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up in the mountain to pray. [Note: This was probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby].

Luke 9:29

And as He was praying, the appearance of His face was [miraculously] changed and His clothing became dazzling white.

John 6:3

Then Jesus went up to a high plateau [Note: This place, northeast of Lake Galilee, is called “The Golan Heights,” today] and sat down there with His disciples.

Colossians 4:2

Continue to pray regularly; stay alert and be thankful.

Hebrews 5:7

During His life on earth Jesus offered up prayers and special requests with loud crying and tears to God, who was able to save Him from dying, and He was heard because of His [earnest] devotion [to God].