Jesus, the Christ: Prayers of

At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” …

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,

Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed, …

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. …

…and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.