Matthew 26:44

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So he left them and went away one more time and prayed. This third time he prayed, he said the same thing.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 12:8

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

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus taught the followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. He used this story to teach them:

Matthew 6:7

“And when you pray, don’t be like the people who don’t know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them.

Matthew 26:43

Then he went back to the followers. Again he found them sleeping. They could not stay awake.

Matthew 26:45

Then Jesus went back to the followers and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to the control of sinful men.