³⁹ And again he went away, and said a prayer, using the same words.

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.

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.

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;

⁸ And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.