“And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.

Keep watching and praying, so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you for your offenses.

And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began praying that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.

Keep watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Jesus Is Baptized

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

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?”

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.”

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.

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.”

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

And they brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,

Cornelius said, “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining clothing,

“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was,

And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

“It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.

But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for it is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

For this reason we also, since the day we heard about it, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;