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1 Kings 17:20
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1 Kings 17:20
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20 And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?”
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1 Kings 17:20
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1 Kings 17:20
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20 Then he cried(A) out to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?”
James 5:15-18
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James 5:15-18
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15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And (A)if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, (B)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, (C)that you may be healed. (D)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[a] 17 Elijah was a man (E)with a nature like ours, and (F)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (G)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (H)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
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- James 5:16 Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power
James 5:15-18
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James 5:15-18
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15 And the prayer offered in faith(A) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins(B) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(C) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(D)
17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(E) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(F) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(G)
Matthew 21:22
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Matthew 21:22
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22 And (A)whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, (B)if you have faith.”
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Matthew 21:22
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Matthew 21:22
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22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(A) in prayer.”
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah’s Complaint
Psalm 99:6
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Psalm 99:6
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6 (A)Moses and Aaron were among his (B)priests,
Samuel also was among those who (C)called upon his name.
They (D)called to the Lord, and he answered them.
Psalm 99:6
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Psalm 99:6
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Psalm 73:13-14
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Psalm 73:13-14
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2 Kings 19:15
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2 Kings 19:15
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15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, (A)enthroned above the cherubim, (B)you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
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2 Kings 19:15
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2 Kings 19:15
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15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,(A) you alone(B) are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
2 Kings 19:4
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2 Kings 19:4
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4 (A)It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent (B)to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for (C)the remnant that is left.”
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2 Kings 19:4
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2 Kings 19:4
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4 It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule(A) the living God, and that he will rebuke(B) him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant(C) that still survives.”
1 Kings 18:36-37
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1 Kings 18:36-37
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36 And at the time of (A)the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, (B)God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that (C)you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that (D)I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.”
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1 Kings 18:36-37
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1 Kings 18:36-37
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36 At the time(A) of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham,(B) Isaac and Israel, let it be known(C) today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.(D) 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know(E) that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
1 Samuel 7:8-9
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1 Samuel 7:8-9
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8 And the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. And (A)Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.
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1 Samuel 7:8-9
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1 Samuel 7:8-9
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8 They said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying(A) out to the Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 Then Samuel(B) took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.(C)
Joshua 7:8-9
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Joshua 7:8-9
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8 O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and (A)cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”
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Joshua 7:8-9
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Joshua 7:8-9
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8 Pardon your servant, Lord. What can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies? 9 The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth.(A) What then will you do for your own great name?(B)”
Exodus 17:4
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Exodus 17:4
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4 So Moses cried to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready (A)to stone me.”
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Exodus 17:4
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Exodus 17:4
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4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone(A) me.”
Genesis 18:23-25
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Genesis 18:23-25
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23 Then Abraham drew near and said, (A)“Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (B)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (C)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
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Genesis 18:23-25
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Genesis 18:23-25
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23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(A) 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare[a] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?(B) 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(C)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(D) and the wicked alike.(E) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(F) of all the earth do right?”(G)
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- Genesis 18:24 Or forgive; also in verse 26
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