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Prayers made by Jesus in the canonical gospels
Christ on the Mount of Olives , by Josef Untersberger
There are a number of times in which the
canonical gospels describe
Jesus Christ praying to God.
Recorded prayers
The gospels record words that Jesus spoke in prayer:
Thanking God for his revelation (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21)
Before the
raising of Lazarus (John 11:41-42)
"Father, glorify your name" (John 12:28)
His prayer in
John 17
Three
prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane
Three
prayers on the cross :
"Father forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34)
"My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matt 27:46, Mark 15:34)
"Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit" (Luke 23:46)
Other references to Jesus praying
Other references to Jesus praying include:
In addition to this, Jesus
said grace before the
feeding miracles , at the
Last Supper , and at the
supper at Emmaus .
R. A. Torrey asserts that Jesus prayed early in the morning as well as all night, that he prayed both before and after the great events of his life, and that he prayed "when life was unusually busy".
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