Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place^(A)

³⁵ Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.^(B)

²³ After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.^(A) Later that night, he was there alone,

The Twelve Apostles^(A)

¹² One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.^(B)

⁴¹ He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down^(A) and prayed, ⁴² “Father, if you are willing, take this cup^(B) from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”^{(C) 43} An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.^{(D) 44} And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.^[a]