Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

Do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

Were you called being a bondservant? Do not let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

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

And Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.

David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.

Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

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

They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. 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 deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.

'Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and hidden things, which you do not know.'

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

Pray without ceasing.

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

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

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The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

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Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

If you said, "What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;"

Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,