Luke 4:42

“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.”

"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
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What does Luke 4:42 mean?

Luke 4:42 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is part of the larger context of the…

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Luke 4:42 - "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."
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Luke 24:42 - "And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb."
Luke 4:2 - "Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered."
Luke 2:42 - "And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast."
Luke 18:42 - "And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee."
Luke 22:42 - "Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."
Luke 23:42 - "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom."
Luke 10:42 - "But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
"And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb." - Luke 24:42
Luke 1:42 - "And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb."
Luke 20:42 - "And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,"
Luke 7:42 - "And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?"
Luke 8:42 - "For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him."
Numbers 4:42 - "¶ And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,"
"Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered." - Luke 4:2
Luke 19:42 - "Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes."
Luke 9:42 - "And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father."
Luke 12:42 - "And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?"
Job 42:4 - "Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me."
Ezekiel 42:4 - "And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north."
Genesis 42:4 - "But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him."
Luke 20:42 Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,
Luke 20:42 Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,
Luke 11:42 - "But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
"And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast." - Luke 2:42