There are a number of times in which thecanonical gospels describeJesus Christ praying to God.

The gospels record words that Jesus spoke in prayer:

• Thanking God for his revelation (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21)
• Before theraising of Lazarus (John 11:41-42)
• "Father, glorify your name" (John 12:28)
• His prayer inJohn 17
• Threeprayers in the Garden of Gethsemane
• Threeprayers 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 include:

• At hisbaptism (Luke 3:21)
• Regular times of withdrawal from the crowds to pray (Luke 5:16: Jesus "often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed").
• After healing people in the evening (Mark 1:35)
• Beforewalking on water (Matt 14:23, Mark 6:46, John 6:15)
• Beforechoosing the Twelve (Luke 6:12)
• BeforePeter's confession (Luke 9:18)
• At theTransfiguration (Luke 9:29)
• Before teaching his disciples theLord's Prayer (Luke 11:1)
• Jesus says that he has prayed forPeter's faith (Luke 22:32)

In addition to this, Jesussaid grace before thefeeding miracles, at theLast Supper, and at thesupper at Emmaus.

When Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, he did so with his face to the ground (Matthew 26:39).^[1] On the other hand, in John 11:41 and 17:1, he looked upwards as he prayed.

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".^[2]

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