Withdrawing again, he prayed, saying the same thing.
Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me,
In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.
Then he told them a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said,
Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.”
Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open and did not know what to answer him.
In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.