¹⁶ Meanwhile, he would slip away to deserted places and pray.^(A)

²³ And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,^(A)

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.^(A)

A Preaching Tour in Galilee

³⁵ In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.^{(A) 36} And Simon and his companions hunted for him.

⁴⁶ After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray.

¹⁵ 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.^(A)