Matthew 26:44

And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third time, saying again the same words.

In respect to this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me;

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

And he spoke a parable to them to show that they ought to pray always, and not be fainthearted:

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And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

And he spoke a parable to them to show that they ought to pray always, and not be fainthearted:

In respect to this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me;