And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
So he left them again and went back to pray for the third time, saying the exact same thing he'd been asking God.
Sometimes you have to keep asking God for the same thing until you find peace with his answer.
📚 Historical Context
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was praying alone while his disciples slept, just before his betrayal and arrest by Judas and the Roman authorities. This event occurred during the Passover festival in Jerusalem, a time of great religious significance for the Jewish people, where Jesus demonstrated his human vulnerability and complete submission to God's plan. He prayed three times with the same words, reflecting the intensity of his plea and the cultural practice of earnest repetition in prayer.
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