Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

When he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

Now the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,

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

They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”

He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

So he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!”

Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.

Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

So he said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers – or even like this tax collector.