14 Bible Verses about Solitude
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But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.
However, the story about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came together to listen to him, and to be cured of their illnesses; But Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.
Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving them.
"Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot," he said, "and rest for a while"--for there were so many people coming and going that they had not time even to eat.
After dismissing the crowds, he went up the hill by himself to pray; and, when evening fell, he was there alone.
When the Apostles came back to Jesus, they told him all that they had done and all that they had taught.
Going on a little further, he threw himself on his face in prayer. "My Father," he said, "if it is possible, let me be spared this cup; only, not as I will, but as thou willest."
In the morning, long before daylight, Jesus rose and went out, and, going to a lonely spot, there began to pray.
Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd. After he had taken leave of the people, he went away up the hill to pray.
I, John, who am your Brother, and who share with you in the suffering and kingship and endurance of Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos, for the sake of the Message of God and the testimony to Jesus.
When the Apostles came back to Jesus, they told him all that they had done and all that they had taught. "Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot," he said, "and rest for a while"--for there were so many people coming and going that they had not time even to eat. So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.
Or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who were Apostles before me, I went to Arabia, and came back again to Damascus.
