It was at thistimethat He went offto the mountainto pray,and He spent the whole nightin prayerto God.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
After bidding them farewell,He leftfor the mountainto pray.
In the early morning,whileit was stilldark,Jesus gotup, left [the house], and went awayto a secludedplace,and was prayingthere.
Devote yourselvesto prayer,keeping alertin it with [an attitude of] thanksgiving;
"But you, whenyou pray,gointo your inner room,closeyour doorand prayto your Fatherwhois in secret,and your Fatherwhosees[what is done] in secretwill rewardyou.
Now whenDanielknewthat the documentwas signed,he enteredhis house(now in his roofchamberhe had windowsopentowardJerusalem);and he continued kneelingon his kneesthreetimesa day,prayingand givingthanksbeforehis God,as he had been doingpreviously.
O my God,I cryby day,but You do not answer;And by night,but I have norest.
"I regretthat I have madeSaulking,for he has turnedbackfrom followingMe and has not carriedout My commands."And Samuelwas distressedand criedout to the LORDallnight.
At nightmy soullongsfor You, Indeed,my spiritwithinme seeksYou diligently;For whenthe earthexperiences Your judgmentsThe inhabitantsof the worldlearnrighteousness.
When Jesus sawthe crowds,He wentup on the mountain;and after He sat down,His disciplescameto Him.
And He wentup on the mountainand summonedthose whomHe Himselfwanted,and they cameto Him.
But Jesus Himselfwould [often] slip awayto the wildernessand pray.
But they themselveswere filledwith rage,and discussedtogetherwhatthey might doto Jesus.
Jesus came downwith them and stoodon a levelplace;and [there was] a largecrowdof His disciples,and a greatthrongof peoplefrom allJudeaand Jerusalemand the coastal regionof Tyreand Sidon,
And it happenedthat whileHe was prayingalone,the discipleswere with Him, and He questionedthem, saying,"Whodo the peoplesaythat I am?"
Someeightdaysafterthesesayings,He took alongPeterand Johnand James,and wentup on the mountainto pray.
And whileHe was praying,the appearanceof His facebecamedifferent,and His clothing[became] white[and] gleaming.
ThenJesuswentup on the mountain,and thereHe sat downwith His disciples.
