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

¹⁶ But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.^(A)

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah^(A)(B)

¹⁸ Once when Jesus was praying^(C) in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

The Transfiguration^(A)

²⁸ About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James^(B) with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.^(C)