Matthew 26:44

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After leaving them again, he went away and prayed the same prayer a third time.

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I begged the Lord three times to take it away from me.

Jesus used this illustration with his disciples to show them that they need to pray all the time and never give up.

“When you pray, don’t ramble like heathens who think they’ll be heard if they talk a lot.

He found them asleep again because they couldn’t keep their eyes open.

Then he came back to the disciples and said to them, “You might as well sleep now. The time is near for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinners.