Ephesians 6:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Supplication

In the

Jude 1:20

Watching

1 Peter 4:7

All perseverance

General references

Bible References

Supplication

that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You.

The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict which had been issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show Esther and inform her, and to order her to go in to the king to implore his favor and to plead with him for her people.

Now while I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God,

Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and sought His favor.
He found Him at Bethel
And there He spoke with us,

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,

In the days of His flesh,

He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers;

To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,

always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;

because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

In the

in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Watching

Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

All perseverance

Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”

Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

General references

He spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.”

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Brethren, pray for us.