15 Bible Verses about Privacy

and the king relented: nevertheless out of regard to the oath, and to those who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be brought to her. and pursuant to order, John was beheaded in the prison, whence his head was brought in a charger, and given to the young lady, who carried it to her mother.read more.
upon which, his disciples came to take away the body, and having buried it, they went to tell Jesus what had happened. When Jesus heard that, he embark'd, to retire privately to a desert place: of which the people being inform'd, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

then came the disciples to Jesus in private, and said, why could not we cast him out?

now when Jesus was retired to his own house, his disciples asked him in private, why could not we cast this spirit out?

And when he was upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and said, tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of this age?

and when he was sitting upon the mount of Olives over-against the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew said to him in private, tell us,

then addressing himself to his disciples in particular, he said, happy are they, who see what you see:

and I went up according to revelation, and communicated to them that gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but privately to those who were of note, lest the pains, that I have already taken, or may hereafter take in the gospel, should be in vain.

One day having retired alone to prayer, he came to his disciples, and ask'd them, saying, whom do the people judge me to be?

And when you pray, be not as the hypocrites are: for they chuse to stand praying in publick places, and at the corners of the streets, to be observ'd by men. I assure you, they have their reward. but you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut the door, pray to your father who is with you in your retirement, and your father who observeth the actions of your retirement shall reward you.

Presently after Jesus obliged his disciples to embark, and cross over to the other side before him, whilst he dismiss'd the people. and when he had dismiss'd them, he retired by himself to a mountain to pray: where he stay'd all alone till the latter part of the evening.

Soon after Jesus obliged his disciples to embark for Bethsaida, on the opposite shore, while he was dismissing the people. and when they had taken their leave, he retired to a mountain to pray.

After this, Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemani, and said to the disciples, stay here, while I go there and pray.

At length they came to a place call'd Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, stay here, whilst I shall be at prayer.

Then he went out, and retired as usual to the mountain of olives, where his disciples followed him. at his arrival there, he said to them, pray that you may withstand the trial. At length he withdrew from them about a stone's cast, where falling upon his knees,read more.
he pray'd in these words, father, "O that you would divert this cup from me! nevertheless not my will, but thine be done."

About that time, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in an oratory.