James 5:16

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen,” said Yahweh of Armies;

All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”

Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.

The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.

This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.

Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.”

May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.

Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Pray without ceasing.

and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

Balaam said to Balak, “Build here seven altars for me, and prepare here seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

“Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

“For I, Yahweh, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.

They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.”

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.

When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”

He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to Yahweh; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.

When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. When he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!”

Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”

Yahweh listened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

Then Yahweh said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not turn toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out!

‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’

Therefore I will also deal in wrath. My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. Though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet I will not hear them.”

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Brothers, pray for us.

By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us;

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Yahweh said to Moses, “I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”

As she continued praying before Yahweh, Eli saw her mouth.

Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men:

and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Yahweh said, “I have pardoned according to your word;

He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.

The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

(for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):