Matthew 26:44

The Passion Translation

So he left them and went away to pray the same prayer for the third time.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 12:8

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to relieve me of this.

Luke 18:1

One day Jesus taught the apostles to keep praying and never stop or lose hope. He shared with them this illustration:

Matthew 6:7

When you pray, there is no need to repeat empty phrases, praying like the Gentiles do, for they expect God to hear them because of their many words.

Matthew 26:43

He came back to the disciples and found them sound asleep, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.

Matthew 26:45

When he returned again to his disciples, he awoke them, saying, “Are you still sleeping? Don’t you know the hour has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to the authority of sinful men?