Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
They answered, “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”
Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.