And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Prayed the third time - So St. Paul - I besought the Lord Thrice that it might depart from me, 2 Corinthians 12:8. This thrice repeating the same petition argues deep earnestness of soul.
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Matthew 26:44
44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.