Meanwhile, he would slip away to deserted places and pray.
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
But He Himself withdrew [in retirement] to the wilderness (desert) and prayed.
But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
But Jesus would withdraw to deserted places for prayer.
And he withdrew into the desert and prayed.
And he retired into the desert, and prayed.
And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,
After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray.
Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,
Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.
Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.
When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.