³⁴ Looking up to heaven,^(A) he sighed deeply and said to him, ‘Ephphatha! ’^[a] (that is, ‘Be opened! ’).

⁴¹ So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank^(A) you that you heard me.^(B)

Jesus Prays for Himself

17 Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, ‘Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son^(A) may glorify you,^(B)