Therefore Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer was being made by the church to God [on] behalf of him.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

On account of this we also, since the day we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and to perfect what is lacking in your faith?

I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, how unceasingly I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day,

Come, you children, hear me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

For I teach you the ways of wisdom; and I cause you to go in right paths.

The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [even] words of truth.

how I kept back nothing that was profitable, but declared it to you, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

whom we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

then You shall hear from heaven, and be merciful to the sins of Your servant and of Your people Israel; for You shall show them the good way to walk in it, and You shall give rain upon the earth which You have given to Your people for an inheritance.

then shall You hearken from heaven, and You shall be merciful to the sins of Your servants, and of Your people Israel; for You shall show them the good way in which they shall walk; and You shall send rain upon Your land, which You gave to Your people for an inheritance.

Thus says the Lord, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way and walk in it, and you shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [in them].