but Jesus Himself constantly withdrew into the Desert and there prayed.
When He had done this, He climbed the hill to pray in solitude. Night came on, and he was there alone.
He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.
Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,
About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.
It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray.
And while He was praying the appearance of His face underwent a change, and His clothing became white and radiant.
Perceiving, however, that they were about to come and carry Him off by force to make Him a king, Jesus withdrew again up the hill alone by Himself.