Genesis 19:21
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21 He said to him, “Very well, I grant you this favor too and will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.(A)
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Psalm 145:19
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19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.(A)
Psalm 102:17
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17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.(A)
Psalm 34:15
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15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.(A)
Job 42:8-9
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8 Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering, and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has done.”(A) 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.
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Hebrews 4:15-16
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15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(A) 16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Hebrews 2:17
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17 Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.(A)
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Luke 11:8
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8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything out of friendship, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.(A)
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Matthew 12:20
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20 He will not break a bruised reed
or quench a smoldering wick
until he brings justice to victory.
Genesis 18:24
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24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it?(A)
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Genesis 12:2
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2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.(A)
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Genesis 4:7
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7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
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Jeremiah 14:10
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10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people:
Truly they have loved to wander;
they have not restrained their feet;
therefore the Lord does not accept them;
now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.(A)
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