Bible Cross References
Lord
Psalm 9:12
God remembers those who suffer; he does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.
Psalm 9:18
The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever.
Psalm 37:4
Seek your happiness in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desire.
Psalm 145:19
He supplies the needs of those who honor him; he hears their cries and saves them.
Proverbs 10:24
The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.
humble
2 Chronicles 33:12
In his suffering he became humble, turned to the LORD his God, and begged him for help.
2 Chronicles 33:13
God accepted Manasseh's prayer and answered it by letting him go back to Jerusalem and rule again. This convinced Manasseh that the LORD was God.
2 Chronicles 34:27
and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I have heard your prayer,
Proverbs 15:8
The LORD is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.
Matthew 5:3
"Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Luke 18:13
But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, 'God, have pity on me, a sinner!'
Luke 18:14
I tell you," said Jesus, "the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."
James 4:6
But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
1 Peter 5:5
In the same way you younger people must submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble."
thou wilt prepare
Psalm 112:7
He is not afraid of receiving bad news; his faith is strong, and he trusts in the LORD.
Psalm 112:8
He is not worried or afraid; he is certain to see his enemies defeated.
1 Chronicles 29:18
LORD God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keep such devotion forever strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you.
2 Chronicles 29:36
King Hezekiah and the people were happy, because God had helped them to do all this so quickly.
2 Chronicles 30:12
God was also at work in Judah and united the people in their determination to obey his will by following the commands of the king and his officials.
Proverbs 16:1
We may make our plans, but God has the last word.
Romans 8:26
In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express.
Ephesians 2:18
It is through Christ that all of us, Jews and Gentiles, are able to come in the one Spirit into the presence of the Father.
Ephesians 3:12
In union with Christ and through our faith in him we have the boldness to go into God's presence with all confidence.
James 1:16
Do not be deceived, my dear friends!
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.
cause
Psalm 102:17
He will hear his forsaken people and listen to their prayer.
Isaiah 65:24
Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.
Acts 4:24-31
24
When the believers heard it, they all joined together in prayer to God: "Master and Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in them!
25
By means of the Holy Spirit you spoke through our ancestor David, your servant, when he said, 'Why were the Gentiles furious; why did people make their useless plots?
26
The kings of the earth prepared themselves, and the rulers met together against the Lord and his Messiah.'
27
For indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together in this city with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Jesus, your holy Servant, whom you made Messiah.
28
They gathered to do everything that you by your power and will had already decided would happen.
29
And now, Lord, take notice of the threats they have made, and allow us, your servants, to speak your message with all boldness.
30
Reach out your hand to heal, and grant that wonders and miracles may be performed through the name of your holy Servant Jesus."
31
When they finished praying, the place where they were meeting was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim God's message with boldness.
Acts 12:5-19
5
So Peter was kept in jail, but the people of the church were praying earnestly to God for him.
6
The night before Herod was going to bring him out to the people, Peter was sleeping between two guards. He was tied with two chains, and there were guards on duty at the prison gate.
7
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood there, and a light shone in the cell. The angel shook Peter by the shoulder, woke him up, and said, "Hurry! Get up!" At once the chains fell off Peter's hands.
8
Then the angel said, "Tighten your belt and put on your sandals." Peter did so, and the angel said, "Put your cloak around you and come with me."
9
Peter followed him out of the prison, not knowing, however, if what the angel was doing was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.
10
They passed by the first guard station and then the second, and came at last to the iron gate that opens into the city. The gate opened for them by itself, and they went out. They walked down a street, and suddenly the angel left Peter.
11
Then Peter realized what had happened to him, and said, "Now I know that it is really true! The Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod's power and from everything the Jewish people expected to happen."
12
Aware of his situation, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
13
Peter knocked at the outside door, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer it.
14
She recognized Peter's voice and was so happy that she ran back in without opening the door, and announced that Peter was standing outside.
15
"You are crazy!" they told her. But she insisted that it was true. So they answered, "It is his angel."
16
Meanwhile Peter kept on knocking. At last they opened the door, and when they saw him, they were amazed.
17
He motioned with his hand for them to be quiet, and he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell this to James and the rest of the believers," he said; then he left and went somewhere else.
18
When morning came, there was a tremendous confusion among the guards---what had happened to Peter?
19
Herod gave orders to search for him, but they could not find him. So he had the guards questioned and ordered them put to death. After this, Herod left Judea and spent some time in Caesarea.
1 Peter 3:12
For the Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their prayers; but he opposes those who do evil."