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And the apostles, having returned, related to Him what they did. And, taking them with Him, He retired privately to a city called Bethsaida.

And, having dismissed the multitudes, He went up into the mountain, apart, to pray; and, evening coming on, He was there alone.

And, departing thence, Jesus came near to the sea of Galilee; and, going up into the mountain, He was sitting there.

And, after six days, Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart;

And, when about to go up to Jerusalem, Jesus took with Him the twelve disciples privately, and on the way He said to them,

And He saith to them, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest yourselves a little." For there were many coming and going, and they were not finding opportunity even to eat.

And, rising up, He went thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and, entering into a house, He wished no one to know it. And He could not be hid.

And He was parted from them about a stone's throw; and, kneeling down, He prayed,