KJV ORIGINAL
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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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Around this time, Jesus went up into the mountains to pray, and he stayed there talking with God all night long.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you need to get away from everything and spend real time with God, Jesus did it too.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Luke's Gospel, this verse occurs just before Jesus selects his twelve apostles, during a period of his early ministry in Galilee where he was teaching and healing. Mountains were commonly seen as places of solitude and divine encounter in Jewish culture, similar to how prophets like Moses and Elijah sought God in such settings. This highlights Jesus' practice of withdrawing for prayer amid his busy ministry.
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