'Pray' in the Bible
Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James [and] went up on the mountain to pray.
And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
And he said to them, "When you pray, say, "Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.
And he told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged,
"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"
And [when] he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."
And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw and {knelt down} [and] began to pray,
and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up [and] pray that you will not enter into temptation!"
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Beg (115 instances)
- Beseech (85 instances)
- Implore (25 instances)
- Invoke (26 instances)
- Pray (592 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Chalah
Luw'
Palal
Parakaleo