After He had sentthe crowdsaway,He wentup on the mountainby Himselfto pray;and when it was evening,He was therealone.
ThenJesuscamewith them to a placecalledGethsemane,and saidto His disciples,"SitherewhileI go overthereand pray."
"But you, whenyou pray,gointo your inner room,closeyour doorand prayto your Fatherwhois in secret,and your Fatherwhosees[what is done] in secretwill rewardyou.
In the early morning,whileit was stilldark,Jesus gotup, left [the house], and went awayto a secludedplace,and was prayingthere.
After bidding them farewell,He leftfor the mountainto pray.
Nowwhenallthe peoplewere baptized,Jesuswas alsobaptized,and while He was praying,heavenwas opened,
But Jesus Himselfwould [often] slip awayto the wildernessand pray.
It was at thistimethat He went offto the mountainto pray,and He spent the whole nightin prayerto God.
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.
"But we will devote ourselvesto prayerand to the ministryof the word."
