These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with several women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

As he stared at [the angel] in fright, he asked, "What is it, Lord?" [Note: The word "Lord" here could also be translated "Sir," and its correct rendering depends on whether or not Cornelius understood the angel to be from God]. And the angel replied, "Your [continual] prayers and [generous] gifts to poor people have not gone unnoticed before God.

So Peter was kept in the prison; but continual prayer was made to God by the church for him.

word of God made continual progress. and after Barnabas

which our twelve tribes by their continual services, night and day, hope themselves to obtain: yet for that hope, king Agrippa, do the Jews now accuse me.