15 Bible Verses about Prayerlessness
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When he got up from his prayer, he went to the disciples and found them asleep from sorrow.
When he went back to the disciples he found them asleep. And he said to Peter, "Then were you not able to watch with me for one hour?
When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour?
When he came back he found them asleep again, for they could hardly keep their eyes open. And he left them and went away again and prayed a third time, in the same words as before. Then he came back to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to wicked men!
When he came back he found them asleep again, for they could hardly keep their eyes open; and they did not know what answer to make to him. When he came back for the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough of this! The time has come. See! the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men.
You married men also must be considerate in living with your wives. You must show deference to women as the weaker sex, sharing the gift of life with you, so that there may be nothing to interfere with your prayers.
Anyone who does not remain united to me is thrown away like a branch and withers up, and they gather them and throw them into the fire and burn them.
Then he started to swear with the strongest oaths, "I do not know the man!" And at that moment a cock crowed.
But he began to swear with the strongest oaths, "I do not know this man that you are talking about!"
But Peter said, "I do not know what you mean." And immediately, just as he spoke, a cock crowed.
Peter again denied it, and at that moment a cock crowed.
You crave things, and cannot have them, and so you commit murder. You covet things, and cannot get them, and so you quarrel and fight. You do not have things because you do not ask for them.
You must remain united to me and I will remain united to you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains united to the vine, you cannot unless you remain united to me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Anyone who remains united to me, with me united to him, will be very fruitful, for you cannot do anything apart from me.
What causes wars and fights among you? Is it not your cravings, which are at war within your bodies? You crave things, and cannot have them, and so you commit murder. You covet things, and cannot get them, and so you quarrel and fight. You do not have things because you do not ask for them. You ask and fail to get them because you ask with wrong motives, to spend them on your pleasures.read more.
You renegades! Do you not know that the friendship of the world means enmity with God? So whoever wishes to be the world's friend declares himself God's enemy.
