But when you pray, (A)go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. (B)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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33 So he went in and (A)shut the door behind the two of them (B)and prayed to the Lord.

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24 (A)Before they call I will answer;
    (B)while they are yet speaking I will hear.

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23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, (A)he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When (B)evening came, he was there alone,

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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    (B)and his ears toward their cry.

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20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
    and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves (A)for a little while
    until the fury has passed by.

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40 But Peter (A)put them all outside, and (B)knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body (C)he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.

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Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

36 (A)Then Jesus went with them (B)to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him (C)Peter and (D)the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, (E)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and (F)watch[a] with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face (G)and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let (H)this cup pass from me; (I)nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:38 Or keep awake; also verses 40, 41

18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. (A)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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For (A)those who live according to the flesh set their minds on (B)the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on (C)the things of the Spirit.

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Prayer for Spiritual Strength

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

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Peter's Vision

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, (A)Peter went up (B)on the housetop about (C)the sixth hour[a] to pray.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:9 That is, noon

30 And Cornelius said, (A)“Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at (B)the ninth hour,[a] and behold, (C)a man stood before me in bright clothing

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:30 That is, 3 p.m.

so that your giving may be in secret. (A)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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24 And Jacob was left alone. And (A)a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, (B)“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, (C)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (D)you have striven with God and (E)with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, (F)“Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives

17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to (A)my brothers and say to them, (B)‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to (C)my God and your God.’”

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48 Nathanael said to him, “How (A)do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

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