“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;

And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do that.

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

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Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and the herds and the camels, into two companies;

But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

But King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

When he was in distress, he entreated the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.

O Lord,

open my lips,

That my mouth may declare Your praise.

Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur,

And He will hear my voice.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;

Pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

And do not lean on your own understanding.

Commit your works to the Lord

And your plans will be established.

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

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

And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.

With all prayer and petition

pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,

be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

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

pray without ceasing;

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

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

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your form,

Let me hear your voice;

For your voice is sweet,
And your form is lovely.”

So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

General references

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

But if you say, “What are we going to eat on the seventh year if we do not sow or gather in our crops?”

Hezekiah prayed to the Lord saying,