Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

General references

Bible References

Confess

Matthew 3:6
and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.
Matthew 18:15
"If your brother acts wrongly towards you, go and point out his fault to him when only you and he are there. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Luke 7:3
and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.
Acts 19:18
Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been,

The effectual

Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 21:22
and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain."
Luke 11:11
And what father is there among you, who, if his son asks for a slice of bread, will offer him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish offer him a snake?
Luke 18:1
He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart.
John 9:31
We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.
Acts 4:24
And they, upon hearing the story, all lifted up their voices to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord, it is Thou who didst make Heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them,
Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church on his behalf.
1 John 3:22
and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.

A righteous

Romans 3:10
Thus it stands written, "There is not one righteous man.
Romans 5:19
For as through the disobedience of the one individual the mass of mankind were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the mass of mankind will be constituted righteous.
Hebrews 11:4
Through faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain did, and through this faith he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God giving the testimony by accepting his gifts; and through it, though he is dead, he still speaks.

General references

Matthew 21:22
and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain."