But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.
After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,
One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.
And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.