Psalm 42:8
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Matthew 15:22-28
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22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(A) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(B)
23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(C)
25 The woman came and knelt before him.(D) “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!(E) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
Luke 2:36-37
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36 There was also a prophet,(A) Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[a](B) She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.(C)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:37 Or then had been a widow for eighty-four years.
Luke 11:5-8
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5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[a] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(A)
Footnotes
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
Luke 22:44
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44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.[a]
Footnotes
- Luke 22:44 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.
Romans 8:26-27
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26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit(A) himself intercedes for us(B) through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts(C) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes(D) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
Romans 12:12
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Galatians 4:6
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6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son(A) into our hearts,(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.”(C)
Footnotes
- Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father
Ephesians 2:18
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Ephesians 6:18
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18 And pray in the Spirit(A) on all occasions(B) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(C) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(D) for all the Lord’s people.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 pray continually,(A)
1 Timothy 5:5
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5 The widow who is really in need(A) and left all alone puts her hope in God(B) and continues night and day to pray(C) and to ask God for help.
2 Timothy 1:3
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Thanksgiving
3 I thank God,(A) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(B) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(C)
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