13 Bible Verses about Causes of failure in

I besought the Lord thrice, to make him leave me.

and unanimously persevere in prayer with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brethren being present.

I assure you, that if two of you shall live in agreement together, whatever they ask shall be granted to them by my heavenly father.

and all the congregation of the people stood praying without, at the time of offering incense,

at the relation of which they unanimously lift up their voice to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God who hast made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is therein:

then recollecting where he was, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnam'd Mark, where many were assembled at prayers.

but let him be fully persuaded of the lawfulness of what he asks: for he that is diffident about that, is like the waves that fluctuate with the wind. such a man must not expect any answer from the Lord.

you would not obtain it, because you wickedly request to have your passions gratified.

as soon as the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, "crucify him, crucify him." Pilate said to them, take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

the chief priests, with the scribes and senators, derided him in like manner.

but the chief priests incited the people to demand, that he would rather release Barabbas.

but unto those who are contentious, and do not yield to the truth, but give way to injustice, indignation and wrath,

but the servant, who knows his master's will, and prepares not himself, nor executes his orders, shall receive many stripes.

don't you think then that he deserves a much greater punishment, who hath despised the son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant wherewith be was sanctified, to have been justly shed, thereby offering an indignity to the spirit of grace?

Be temperate, be vigilant: for your adversary the Devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

but the hireling, who is not the pastor, nor has the property of the sheep, seeing the wolf come, leaves the sheep, and flies away: so the wolf seizes some, and disperses the flock.

for I know when I am gone, you will be oppress'd by wolves, that will not spare the flock.

upon which the Lord said to him, you Pharisees won't leave any filth upon the outside of a cup or a platter: while your consciences are abandon'd to rapine, and sensuality.

but if you bite and tear one another, take heed that you be not consumed by one another.

for you know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: not being able to make Isaac to retract, though he importun'd him with tears.

Lord, Lord, pray let us in. but he answered, I assure you, I know you not.

but he will answer, I tell you, you are strangers to me: depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

but let him be fully persuaded of the lawfulness of what he asks: for he that is diffident about that, is like the waves that fluctuate with the wind. such a man must not expect any answer from the Lord.

you would not obtain it, because you wickedly request to have your passions gratified.