1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 (A)pray without ceasing,
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Colossians 4:2
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Further Instructions
2 (A)Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it (B)with thanksgiving.
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1 Timothy 2:1
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Pray for All People
2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,
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Philippians 4:6
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6 (A)do not be anxious about anything, (B)but in everything by prayer and supplication (C)with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
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Jude 20
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20 But you, beloved, (A)building yourselves up in your most holy faith and (B)praying in the Holy Spirit,
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Romans 8:26-27
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26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For (A)we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but (B)the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And (C)he who searches hearts knows what is (D)the mind of the Spirit, because[a] the Spirit (E)intercedes for the saints (F)according to the will of God.
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- Romans 8:27 Or that
Mark 14:38
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38 (A)Watch and (B)pray that you may not (C)enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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Matthew 26:41
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41 (A)Watch and (B)pray that you (C)may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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Ephesians 1:16
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16 I (A)do not cease to give thanks for you, (B)remembering you in my prayers,
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Luke 18:1-8
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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. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who (C)neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, (D)‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And (E)will not God give justice to (F)his elect, (G)who cry to him day and night? (H)(I)Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them (J)speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, (K)will he find faith on earth?”
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Luke 21:36
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36 But (A)stay awake at all times, (B)praying that you may (C)have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and (D)to stand before the Son of Man.”
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Daniel 9:20
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Gabriel Brings an Answer
20 (A)While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for (B)the holy hill of my God,
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1 Peter 4:7
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7 (A)The end of all things is at hand; therefore (B)be self-controlled and sober-minded (C)for the sake of your prayers.
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Philippians 1:4
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4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,
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Mark 13:33
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33 (A)Be on guard, (B)keep awake.[a] For you do not know when the time will come.
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- Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray
Luke 22:46
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46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and (A)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
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2 Timothy 1:3
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Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You
3 (A)I thank God (B)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, (C)with a clear conscience, as I remember you (D)constantly in my prayers night and day.
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Psalm 4:1
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Answer Me When I Call
To the (A)choirmaster: with (B)stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4 Answer me when I call, O God of my (C)righteousness!
You have (D)given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
Acts 12:5
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5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest (A)prayer for him was made to God by the church.
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Luke 11:5-8
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5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything (A)because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence[a] he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
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- Luke 11:8 Or persistence
Matthew 15:25-28
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25 But she came and (A)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and (B)throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat (C)the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, (D)great is your faith! (E)Be it done for you as you desire.” (F)And her daughter was (G)healed instantly.[a]
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- Matthew 15:28 Greek from that hour
Hosea 12:4
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4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
(A)He met God[a] at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—
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- Hosea 12:4 Hebrew him
Daniel 6:10
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10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where (A)he had windows in his upper chamber open (B)toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees (C)three times a day and prayed and (D)gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.
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