Luke 4:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.”

Luke 4:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 4:42 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 4:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn’t go away from them.”

Luke 4:42 — World English Bible

Luke 4:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.”

Luke 4:42 — American Standard Version

Luke 4:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him--not to go on from them,”

Luke 4:42 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 4:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place, and the crowds sought after him, and came up to him, and [would have] kept him back that he should not go from them.”

Luke 4:42 — Darby Translation

Luke 4:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when it was day, he departed, and went foorth into a desart place, and the people sought him, and came to him, and kept him that he should not depart from them.”

Luke 4:42 — Geneva Bible

Luke 4:42 in Context — Luke 4

40 Y poniéndose el sol, todos los que tenían enfermos de diversas enfermedades, los traían á él; y él, poniendo las manos sobre cada uno de ellos, los sanaba.

41 Y salían también demonios de muchos, dando voces, y diciendo: Tú eres el Hijo de Dios. Mas riñéndolos no les dejaba hablar; porque sabían que él era el Cristo.

42 Y siendo ya de día salió, y se fué á un lugar desierto: y las gentes le buscaban, y vinieron hasta él; y le detenían para que no se apartase de ellos.

43 Mas él les dijo: Que también á otras ciudades es necesario que anuncie el evangelio del reino de Dios; porque para esto soy enviado.

44 Y predicaba en las sinagogas de Galilea.

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What Does Luke 4:42 Mean?

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