James 5:16
943 helpful votesTherefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
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Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Rejoice at all times. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
Brothers, pray for us as well.
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
Pray without ceasing.
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men, yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’” . . .
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. . . .
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. . . .
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, . . .
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Give us this day our daily bread.
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. . . .
The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people. Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” . . .
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.” Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down. . . .
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. . . .
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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