8 Bible Verses about Prayer, Answers To
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Elijah was a man with a similar nature as ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain [I Kings 17:1; 18:1], and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Then he prayed again and the sky poured rain and the ground produced its crop.
Look, the wages you have fraudulently refused to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out [against you]. And the cries of these harvest hands have reached the ears of the Lord of [heavenly] armies [i.e., Almighty God].
Is anyone among you sick? [Then] he should call for the elders of the church and they should pray for him, after pouring [olive] oil on him in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord. And if their prayer is [offered] by faith, [God] will heal the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up [from his sickbed]. And if he had sinned, he will be forgiven for them [Note: This may imply that the man's sickness was the result of some sin. In any event, his forgiveness would follow his repentance]. So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.
Just then a person with an infectious skin disease came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can heal me." Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, "I do want to; you are healed." And immediately his infectious skin disease was healed.
Then a person with an infectious skin disease came to Jesus and, kneeling down before Him, begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the term "heal/healing" is originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3]. And being moved with deep pity, Jesus reached out His hand, touched him and said, "I do want to; be healed." And immediately the infectious skin disease left him and he was healed.
And it happened while Jesus was in one of the towns [i.e., surrounding Lake Galilee], that a man covered with an infectious skin disease appeared and, when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face [to the ground] and begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the terms "heal/healing" are originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3]. Then He reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, "I [do] want to; be healed." And immediately the infectious skin disease left him.
Then Peter asked them all to leave [the room]; he knelt down and prayed over her body, saying, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
So, Peter was kept in jail, but the church continued to pray earnestly to God for him. [See verse 12]. Then on the night that Herod was planning to have him brought [before the court], Peter was asleep, chained between two soldiers, with guards stationed at the jail doors. [Then it happened]: [Suddenly] an angel from the Lord stood beside Peter as a light shone into his cell. [The angel] gently struck his side, waking him up, saying, "Get up quickly." His chains fell from his hands.read more.
The angel [then] said to him, "Put on your belt and sandals," so he did. Then the angel said, "Throw your [outer] robe around you and follow me."
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Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Call upon God under affliction
Prayer, answers to » Promised
"Ask [God for something] and it will be given to you; look [to God for something] and you will find it; knock [on the door of opportunity] and it will be opened up to you.
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Return to God
Prayer, answers to » Granted » Sometimes immediately
Prayer, answers to » Manasseh
Prayer, answers to » God gives
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are idolaters
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Hear not the law
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Reject the call of God
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Forsake God
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Humble themselves
Prayer, answers to » Granted » Beyond expectation
May there be to God, who is able to do infinitely more [for us] than we could [even] ask or think, according to [His] power at work in us ---
Prayer, answers to » Nehemiah
Prayer, answers to » Saints » Praise God for
Prayer, answers to » Solomon
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Ask in faith
And if their prayer is [offered] by faith, [God] will heal the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up [from his sickbed]. And if he had sinned, he will be forgiven for them [Note: This may imply that the man's sickness was the result of some sin. In any event, his forgiveness would follow his repentance].
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are self-righteous
I tell you, this man went back home right with God instead of the other man. For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but whoever humbles himself will be exalted [as important]."
The Pharisee stood up [conspicuously] and prayed about himself this way [i.e., bragging to God about how good he was], 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, sexually unfaithful to their mates, or even like that tax collector [over there]. I fast [i.e., going without food and/or drink for religious reasons] twice a week and I give [to God's work] a tenth of everything I get.'
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are blood-shedders
Prayer, answers to » Promised in » Times of trouble
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Are righteous
So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.
Prayer, answers to » Christ received
During His life on earth Jesus offered up prayers and special requests with loud crying and tears to God, who was able to save Him from dying, and He was heard because of His [earnest] devotion [to God].
I know that you always hear me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so they would believe that you sent me."
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Live in sin
We know that God does not listen to sinners [i.e., when they pray]; but God does listen to the person who reveres Him and does what He wants.
Prayer, answers to » Jonah
Prayer, answers to » Asa
Prayer, answers to » Christ gives
Jesus answered her, "If you [only] knew the [real] gift of God, and who it is that said to you, '[Please], give me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
Prayer, answers to » Primitive Christians
[Then it happened]: [Suddenly] an angel from the Lord stood beside Peter as a light shone into his cell. [The angel] gently struck his side, waking him up, saying, "Get up quickly." His chains fell from his hands.
So, Peter was kept in jail, but the church continued to pray earnestly to God for him. [See verse 12].
Prayer, answers to » Jehoshaphat
Prayer, answers to » Jeremiah
Prayer, answers to » Granted » Sometimes differently from our desire
I pled with the Lord about this matter three times, that He would remove this problem from me. But God said to me, "My unearned favor is enough for you, for my power is made complete in [your] weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast, so that the power of Christ can rest on me.
Prayer, answers to » Jabez
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Seek God with all the heart
Prayer, answers to » Abraham's servant
Prayer, answers to » jacob
Prayer, answers to » Elisha
Prayer, answers to » Samson
Prayer, answers to » israelites
Prayer, answers to » Daniel
Prayer, answers to » Refusal of, exemplified » saul
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Set their love upon God
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are deaf to the cry of the poor
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are the enemies of saints
Prayer, answers to » Hannah
Prayer, answers to » Thief on the cross
Then he said, "Jesus, remember [to be merciful to] me when you come into your kingdom." Then Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise [Note: This is a place in God's presence, referred to as "the third heaven" (II Cor. 12:2-4), and where overcomers will be able to eat from "the tree of life" (Rev. 2:7)]."
Prayer, answers to » Paul and silas
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God while the [other] prisoners listened. Suddenly there was a terrible earthquake which violently shook the foundation of the jail. Immediately all the [cell] doors swung open and everyone's chains fell off.
Prayer, answers to » hezekiah
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Offer unworthy service to God
Prayer, answers to » Man of God
Prayer, answers to » Jehoahaz
Prayer, answers to » Apostles
So, now Lord, take account of the threats [of these Jewish leaders] and give your servants all the boldness [we need] to speak your message, while you perform [miraculous] healings and signs and wonders through the name [i.e., by the authority] of your Holy Servant Jesus." And after they had prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and these disciples were all filled with [the power of] the Holy Spirit and they were able to speak the message of God with boldness.
Prayer, answers to » samuel
Prayer, answers to » -ezra
Prayer, answers to » Refusal of, exemplified » Elders of israel
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Call upon God under oppression
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Call upon God in truth
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Are poor and needy
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Fear God
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are proud
Prayer, answers to » Granted » Through the grace of God
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Ask according to God's will
And this is [how we can express] boldness in our relationship with God: Whatever we ask [of God, in prayer], so long as it is in harmony with His will for us, [we know] He hears our request.
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Keep God's commandments
and we can be assured of receiving from God whatever we ask Him for, because we are obeying His commands [i.e., especially the one about loving others] and are practicing what is pleasing to Him.
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Regard iniquity in the heart
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Cruelly oppress saints
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are wavering
But he should ask in faith, without doubting, because the person who doubts [that he will receive wisdom] is like an ocean wave that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that [doubting] person should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord [through prayer],
Prayer, answers to » Saints » Bless God for
Prayer, answers to » Saints » Love God for
Prayer, answers to » Saints » Are assured of
And if we can be sure that He hears our request for whatever we ask [of Him], we can [also] be certain that we [will] have whatever we have requested from Him.
Prayer, answers to » A motive for continued prayer
Prayer, answers to » David
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Ask in the name of Christ
And I will do [for you] whatever you ask in my name [i.e., by my authority], so that the Father may be honored through the Son.
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Wait upon God
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Seek God
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are hypocrites
Prayer, answers to » Paul
And it happened that Publius' father lay sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul went [to his house] and, after praying and placing hands on him, healed him.
Prayer, answers to » Job
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Abide in Christ
If you remain in [fellowship with] me and my teaching remains in your hearts, [you can] ask for whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Ask amiss
[When] you do ask, you do not receive it, because you ask from wrong motives, [just] so you can satisfy your own pleasures.
Prayer, answers to » Granted » Sometimes after delay
So, will God not grant justice to His elect [i.e., His people] who call out to Him [i.e., in prayer] day and night? Will He be slow in helping them?
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