'Requesting' in the Bible
So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?
And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.
And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him.
And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, requesting Him to come and save the life of his slave.
Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
I pray for them; I do not pray for the world, but for those You have given Me, because they belong to You;
And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;
And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.
And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:
And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.
requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).
Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.
requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.
requesting of us with much exhortation the favor and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints,
Night and day requesting God again and again that we may see your face and make your faith complete.
Dear lady, I am now requesting of you that we all continue to love one another. It is not as though I am writing to give you a new commandment, but one that we have had from the beginning.
My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.