1 Timothy 2:8
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8 I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument,
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Psalm 134:2
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2 Lift up your hands to the holy place,
and bless the Lord.(A)
Psalm 63:4
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4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.(A)
Hebrews 10:22
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22 let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.(A)
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Titus 3:8
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8 The saying is sure.
I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.(A)
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James 4:8
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8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.(A)
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Luke 24:50
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The Ascension of Jesus
50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them.(A)
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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you stretch out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.(A)
1 Peter 3:7
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7 Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman—though the weaker vessel,[a] they are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.(A)
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- 3.7 Or body
1 Timothy 5:14
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14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, and manage their households, so as to give the adversary no occasion to revile us.(A)
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Acts 21:5
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5 When our days there were ended, we left and proceeded on our journey, and all of them, with wives and children, escorted us outside the city. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed(A)
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Acts 10:4
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4 He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.(A)
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Acts 10:2
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2 He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.
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Acts 7:60
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60 Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.[a](A)
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- 7.60 Gk fell asleep
John 4:23-24
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23 But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.(A) 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”(B)
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Matthew 6:14-15
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14 “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,(A) 15 but if you do not forgive others,[a] neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.(B)
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- 6.15 Other ancient authorities add their trespasses
Lamentations 3:55-56
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55 I called on your name, O Lord,
from the depths of the pit;(A)
56 you heard my plea, “Do not close your ear
to my cry for help, but give me relief!”(B)
Jeremiah 7:9-10
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9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known(A) 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, “We are safe!”—only to go on doing all these abominations?(B)
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1 John 3:20-22
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20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God, 22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
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James 1:6-8
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6 But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.(A) 7,8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 7:7
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7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.(A)
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Acts 10:31
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31 He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.
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John 4:21
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21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you[a] will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(A)
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- 4.21 The Greek word for you is plural
Luke 23:42-43
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42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in[a] your kingdom.” 43 He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”(A)
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Luke 23:34
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[[34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”]][a] And they cast lots to divide his clothing.(A)
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- 23.34 Other ancient authorities lack the sentence Then Jesus . . . what they are doing
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