Genesis 25:21
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21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(A) The Lord answered his prayer,(B) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Ezra 8:23
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23 So we fasted(A) and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
Luke 1:13
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13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid,(A) Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.(B)
Isaiah 58:9
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2 Chronicles 33:13
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13 And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.
Romans 9:10-12
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10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.(A) 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad(B)—in order that God’s purpose(C) in election might stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a](D)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:12 Gen. 25:23
1 Chronicles 5:20
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20 They were helped(A) in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried(B) out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted(C) in him.
1 Samuel 1:27
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27 I prayed(A) for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.
Genesis 15:2-3
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2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) what can you give me since I remain childless(B) and the one who will inherit[a] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?(C)” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant(D) in my household(E) will be my heir.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Luke 1:7
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7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
Isaiah 45:11
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Proverbs 10:24
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Psalm 91:15
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15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.(A)
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