1 Thessalonians 3:11
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11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.
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Matthew 6:32
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32 For it is the gentiles who seek all these things, and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
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Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.(A)
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.(B)
2 Thessalonians 2:16
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16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
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1 Thessalonians 3:13
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13 And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add Amen
Matthew 6:26
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26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?(A)
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1 John 3:1
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2 Thessalonians 3:5
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5 May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
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Galatians 1:4
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4 who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,(A)
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Romans 1:3
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3 the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh(A)
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Luke 12:32
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32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(A)
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Luke 12:30
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30 For it is the nations[a] of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.(A)
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- 12.30 Or gentiles
Mark 1:3
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3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight,’ ”(A)
Matthew 6:18
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18 so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[a]
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Matthew 6:14
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14 “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,(A)
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Matthew 6:8-9
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8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 “Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be revered as holy.
Matthew 6:6
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6 But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[a](A)
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Malachi 1:6
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Corruption of the Priesthood
6 A son honors his father and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is the honor due me? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. You say, “How have we despised your name?”(A)
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Isaiah 63:16
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16 For you are our father,
though Abraham does not know us
and Israel does not acknowledge us;
you, O Lord, are our father;
our Redeemer from of old is your name.(A)
Ezra 8:21-23
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Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the River Ahava, that we might humble ourselves[a] before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our possessions.(A) 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and cavalry to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king that the hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but his power and his wrath are against all who forsake him.(B) 23 So we fasted and petitioned our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.(C)
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- 8.21 Or fast
Colossians 1:2
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2 To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father.[a]
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- 1.2 Other ancient authorities add and the Lord Jesus Christ
2 Corinthians 6:18
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18 and I will be your father,
and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”(A)
John 20:17
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17 Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”(A)
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Matthew 6:4
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4 so that your alms may be done in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[a](A)
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Jeremiah 31:9
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9 With weeping they shall come,
and with consolations[a] I will lead them back;
I will let them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path where they shall not stumble,
for I have become a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.(A)
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- 31.9 Gk: Heb supplications
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