Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 6:12

"And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God." — Luke 6:12 (ASV)

Jesus spent an entire night in prayer, a sure indication that the circumstances were pressing: the preceding controversy, the resultant threatening atmosphere, and the selection to be made of the twelve apostles. How many of us Christians today have ever spent a whole night in prayer? In his prayer life, as in all else, the Lord Jesus stands far above even the best of us whose words about prayer need to be matched by the consistent practice of it.