⁵ So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest ^(A)prayer for him was made to God by the church.

²⁶ If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, ^(A)all rejoice together.

¹⁶ Therefore, ^(A)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, ^(B)that you may be healed. ^(C)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.^[a]

^17 (A)pray without ceasing,

¹⁸ praying ^(A)at all times ^(B)in the Spirit, ^(C)with all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^(D)keep alert with all perseverance, making ^(E)supplication for all the saints, ¹⁹ and ^(F)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth ^(G)boldly to proclaim ^(H)the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I ^(I)am an ambassador ^(J)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

^11 (A)You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf ^(B)for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.

¹⁹ Again I say to you, if two of you ^(A)agree on earth about anything they ask, ^(B)it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

^3 (A)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

¹² When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of ^(A)John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and ^(B)were praying.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought ^(A)always to pray and not ^(B)lose heart.