¹⁶ But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

³⁵ Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. ³⁶ Later Simon and the others went out to find him.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.

²³ After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

⁴⁶ After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.

¹⁵ When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.