So leaving them again, He went away and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Again, He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
He told them a parable to illustrate that it is necessary always to pray and not lose heart.
I asked the Lord three times that this thing might depart from me.