Genesis 20:17

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Genesis 20:17

So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

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But now give back the man's wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don't give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you."

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said, "Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won't kill us and our people!" The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.

so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family.

So they went, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and did just as the Lord had told them; and the Lord had respect for Job.

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

This is what the Lord says, the Holy One of Israel, the one who formed him, concerning things to come: "How dare you question me about my children! How dare you tell me what to do with the work of my own hands!

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive."

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

Brothers and sisters, pray for us too.

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.