But you, when you pray, (A)go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly.

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  1. Matthew 6:6 NU omits openly

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,(A) who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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33 He (A)went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, (B)and prayed to the Lord.

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33 He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed(A) to the Lord.

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23 (A)And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. (B)Now when evening came, He was alone there.

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23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.(A) Later that night, he was there alone,

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24 “It shall come to pass
That (A)before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will (B)hear.

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24 Before they call(A) I will answer;(B)
    while they are still speaking(C) I will hear.

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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;

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40 But Peter (A)put them all out, and (B)knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he (C)said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.

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40 Peter sent them all out of the room;(A) then he got down on his knees(B) and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.”(C) She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.

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Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment

20 Come, my people, (A)enter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, (B)for a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.

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20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
    and shut the doors(A) behind you;
hide(B) yourselves for a little while
    until his wrath(C) has passed by.(D)

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18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly.

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  1. Matthew 6:18 NU, M omit openly

18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)

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The Prayer in the Garden(A)

36 (B)Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and (C)the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, (D)“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and (E)prayed, saying, (F)“O My Father, if it is possible, (G)let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, (H)not as I will, but as You will.

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Gethsemane(A)

36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee(B) along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow(C) to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”(D)

39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup(E) be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”(F)

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Peter’s Vision

The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, (A)Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about [a]the sixth hour.

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  1. Acts 10:9 Noon

Peter’s Vision(A)

About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof(B) to pray.

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that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret (A)will Himself reward you [a]openly.

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  1. Matthew 6:4 NU omits openly

so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(A)

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Appreciation of the Mystery

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the (A)Father [a]of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 3:14 NU omits of our Lord Jesus Christ

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father,

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24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (A)a Man wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He [b]touched the socket of his hip; and (B)the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And (C)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”

But he said, (D)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”

He said, “Jacob.”

28 And He said, (E)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [c]Israel; for you have (F)struggled with God and (G)with men, and have prevailed.”

29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”

And He said, (H)“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He (I)blessed him there.

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  1. Genesis 32:24 dawn
  2. Genesis 32:25 struck
  3. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God

24 So Jacob was left alone,(A) and a man(B) wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip(C) so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”(D)

27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”

“Jacob,”(E) he answered.

28 Then the man said, “Your name(F) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](G) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(H)

29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”(I)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”(J) Then he blessed(K) him there.

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.