All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen

The Fellowship of the Believers

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

The Lame Beggar Healed

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

The Believers Pray for Boldness

When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,

But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.

a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

Peter's Vision

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

Paul and Silas in Prison

As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.

The Philippian Jailer Converted

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed

“When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him.