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And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.

And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.

And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,


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