Psalm 55:17
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17 Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he will hear my voice.(A)
Ephesians 6:18
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18 Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 pray without ceasing,
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Psalm 141:2
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2 Let my prayer be counted as incense before you
and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.(A)
Acts 3:1
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Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar
3 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.(A)
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Hebrews 5:7
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7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus[a] offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.(A)
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Acts 10:9
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9 About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.(A)
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Mark 1:35
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A Preaching Tour in Galilee
35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.(A)
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Psalm 119:147-148
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147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I put my hope in your words.(A)
148 My eyes are awake before each watch of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
Daniel 6:10
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Daniel in the Lions’ Den
10 Although Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he continued to go to his house, which had windows in its upper room open toward Jerusalem, and to get down on his knees three times a day to pray to his God and praise him, just as he had done previously.(A)
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Psalm 119:62
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62 At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.(A)
Psalm 92:2
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2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning
and your faithfulness by night,(A)
Acts 10:30
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30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me.
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Luke 18:1-7
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The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge
18 Then Jesus[a] told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. 3 In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my accuser.’ 4 For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.’ ”[b] 6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?
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Mark 6:46
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46 After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray.
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Psalm 88:13
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13 But I, O Lord, cry out to you;
in the morning my prayer comes before you.(A)
Psalm 5:2-3
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2 Listen to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.(A)
3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you and watch.(B)
Acts 10:3
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3 One afternoon at about three o’clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius.”(A)
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Daniel 6:13
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13 Then they responded to the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the interdict you have signed, but he is saying his prayers three times a day.”(A)
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Mark 6:48
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48 When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came toward them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by.(A)
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Lamentations 3:8
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8 though I call and cry for help,
he shuts out my prayer;(A)
Job 19:7
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7 Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered;
I call aloud, but there is no justice.(A)
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