He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation."

Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong. And do not bring us to hard testing.' "

But Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Bless me, God, and give me much land. Be with me and keep me from anything evil that might cause me pain." And God gave him what he prayed for.

I have always walked in your way and have never strayed from it.

Keep me safe, also, from willful sins; don't let them rule over me. Then I shall be perfect and free from the evil of sin.

Give me strength, as you promised, and I shall live; don't let me be disappointed in my hope!

Hold me, and I will be safe, and I will always pay attention to your commands.

As you have promised, keep me from falling; don't let me be overcome by evil.

keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.

If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.

Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.'

Keep watch and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

And he said to them, "Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

But to keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw, I was given a painful physical ailment, which acts as Satan's messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud.

But his answer was: "My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak." I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me.

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.

And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel's secret.

The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that other believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.

Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you safe from the time of trouble which is coming upon the world to test all the people on earth.