And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with fasts and prayers.

Jesus Is Baptized

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

And they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink.”

Choosing the Twelve

Now it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who are abusive to you.

Peter Says Jesus is The Christ

And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?”

The Transfiguration

About eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.

Instruction about Prayer

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

And He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

Parables on Prayer

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not become discouraged,

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

saying to them, “It is written: ‘And My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.”

But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

but I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “Pray that you do not come into temptation.”

And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray,

And being in agony, He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground].

When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you do not come into temptation.”