1 Timothy 2:8

Instructions To Men And Women

⁷ For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle -- I am telling the truth; I am not lying -- and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. ⁸ So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute. ⁹ Likewise the women are to dress in suitable apparel, with modesty and self-control. Their adornment must not be with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothing,

Be Holy

Lifted Up

O God

Psalm 134:2

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!

John 4:21

Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Psalm 63:4

For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

Titus 3:8

This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

James 4:8

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

1 Kings 3:11

God said to him, "Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,

2 Chronicles 33:11-12

So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.

Job 16:17

although there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

Psalm 24:4

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

Psalm 26:6

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

Psalm 35:13

When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)

Psalm 66:18

If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Psalm 130:1-2

A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 21:27

The wicked person's sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Isaiah 58:7-11

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Jeremiah 7:9-10

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

Lamentations 3:55-56

(Qof) I have called on your name, O Lord, from the deepest pit.

Jonah 2:1-2

Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish

Malachi 1:9-11

But now plead for God's favor that he might be gracious to us. "With this kind of offering in your hands, how can he be pleased with you?" asks the Lord who rules over all.

Matthew 5:22-24

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 6:12

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

Matthew 6:14-15

"For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.

Mark 11:23-25

I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Luke 23:34

[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

Luke 23:42-43

Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom."

Luke 24:50

Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

John 4:23-24

But a time is coming -- and now is here -- when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.

Acts 7:60

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he died.

Acts 10:2

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

Acts 10:4

Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied, "What is it, Lord?" The angel said to him, "Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.

Acts 10:31

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

Acts 21:5

When our time was over, we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied us outside of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying,

1 Corinthians 7:7

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

James 1:6-8

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.

1 John 3:20-22

that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.