²³ After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.^(A)

The Baptism of Jesus

²¹ When all the people were baptized,^(A) Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying,^(B) heaven opened,

¹⁶ Yet He often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.^(A)

The 12 Apostles

¹² During those days He went out to the mountain to pray^(A) and spent all night in prayer to God.

Peter’s Confession of the Messiah

¹⁸ While He was praying in private^(A) and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”