Bible Cross References
when
Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:8
For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock.
Matthew 9:38
Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest."
Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Psalm 5:2
Listen to my cry for help, my God and king! I pray to you, O LORD;
Psalm 55:17
Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice.
Proverbs 15:8
The LORD is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.
Isaiah 55:6
Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.
Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.
Daniel 6:10
When Daniel learned that the order had been signed, he went home. In an upstairs room of his house there were windows that faced toward Jerusalem. There, just as he had always done, he knelt down at the open windows and prayed to God three times a day.
Daniel 9:4-19
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I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed the sins of my people. I said, "Lord God, you are great, and we honor you. You are faithful to your covenant and show constant love to those who love you and do what you command.
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"We have sinned, we have been evil, we have done wrong. We have rejected what you commanded us to do and have turned away from what you showed us was right.
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We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our rulers, our ancestors, and our whole nation.
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You, Lord, always do what is right, but we have always brought disgrace on ourselves. This is true of all of us who live in Judea and in Jerusalem and of all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far because they were unfaithful to you.
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Our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors have acted shamefully and sinned against you, Lord.
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You are merciful and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.
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We did not listen to you, O LORD our God, when you told us to live according to the laws which you gave us through your servants the prophets.
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All Israel broke your laws and refused to listen to what you said. We sinned against you, and so you brought on us the curses that are written in the Law of Moses, your servant.
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You did what you said you would do to us and our rulers. You punished Jerusalem more severely than any other city on earth,
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giving us all the punishment described in the Law of Moses. But even now, O LORD our God, we have not tried to please you by turning from our sins or by following your truth.
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You, O LORD our God, were prepared to punish us, and you did, because you always do what is right, and we did not listen to you.
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"O Lord our God, you showed your power by bringing your people out of Egypt, and your power is still remembered. We have sinned; we have done wrong.
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You have defended us in the past, so do not be angry with Jerusalem any longer. It is your city, your sacred hill. All the people in the neighboring countries look down on Jerusalem and on your people because of our sins and the evil our ancestors did.
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O God, hear my prayer and pleading. Restore your Temple, which has been destroyed; restore it so that everyone will know that you are God.
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Listen to us, O God; look at us and see the trouble we are in and the suffering of the city that bears your name. We are praying to you because you are merciful, not because we have done right.
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Lord, hear us. Lord, forgive us. Lord, listen to us, and act! In order that everyone will know that you are God, do not delay! This city and these people are yours."
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged.
John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.
Ephesians 6:18
Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.
Colossians 4:2
Be persistent in prayer, and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God.
Colossians 4:3
At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ. For that is why I am now in prison.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
James 5:15
This prayer made in faith will heal the sick; the Lord will restore them to health, and the sins they have committed will be forgiven.
James 5:16
So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect.
thou shalt not
Matthew 6:2
"So when you give something to a needy person, do not make a big show of it, as the hypocrites do in the houses of worship and on the streets. They do it so that people will praise them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.
Matthew 23:14
Job 27:8-10
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What hope is there for the godless in the hour when God demands their life?
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When trouble comes, will God hear their cries?
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They should have desired the joy he gives; they should have constantly prayed to him.
Isaiah 1:15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.
Luke 18:10
"Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, 'I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there.
Luke 20:47
who take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers! Their punishment will be all the worse!"
for
Matthew 23:6
They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues;
Mark 12:38
As he taught them, he said, "Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplace,
Luke 11:43
"How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.
Verily
Matthew 6:2
"So when you give something to a needy person, do not make a big show of it, as the hypocrites do in the houses of worship and on the streets. They do it so that people will praise them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full.
Proverbs 16:5
The LORD hates everyone who is arrogant; he will never let them escape punishment.
Luke 14:12-14
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Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors---for they will invite you back, and in this way you will be paid for what you did.
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When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;
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and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death."
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."