Verse 39

And again he went away, and said a prayer, using the same words.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 6:7 : 7 And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.
• Matt 26:42-44 : 42 Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done. 43 And he came again and saw them sleeping, for their eyes were tired. 44 And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.
• Luke 18:1 : 1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
• 2 Cor 12:8 : 8 And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.