²¹ The inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, “Let’s go at once to ^(A)plead for the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of armies; ^[a]I also will go.”

⁵ So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made to God ^[a]intensely by the church.

^18 [a]With every ^(A)prayer and request, ^[b](B)pray at all times ^(C)in the Spirit, and with this in view, ^[c](D)be alert with all ^(E)perseverance and every ^(F)request for all the ^[d]saints,

A Call to Prayer

2 First of all, then, I urge that ^(A)requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people, ^2 (B)for kings and all who are in ^[a]authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and ^[b]dignity.