1 Timothy 2:8

Good News Translation

In every church service I want the men to pray, men who are dedicated to God and can lift up their hands in prayer without anger or argument.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:11

and so he said to him, “Because you have asked for the wisdom to rule justly, instead of long life for yourself or riches or the death of your enemies,

Job 16:17

but I am not guilty of any violence, and my prayer to God is sincere.

Psalm 134:2

Raise your hands in prayer in the Temple, and praise the Lord!

Psalm 141:2

Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.

Psalm 24:4

Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises.

Psalm 26:6

Lord, I wash my hands to show that I am innocent and march in worship around your altar.

Psalm 28:2

Hear me when I cry to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.

Psalm 35:13

But when they were sick, I dressed in mourning; I deprived myself of food; I prayed with my head bowed low,

Psalm 63:4

I will give you thanks as long as I live; I will raise my hands to you in prayer.

Psalm 66:18

If I had ignored my sins, the Lord would not have listened to me.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord hates it when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it from evil motives.

Isaiah 1:15

“When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered, “I assure you that if you believe and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I have done to this fig tree. And not only this, but you will even be able to say to this hill, ‘Get up and throw yourself in the sea,’ and it will.

Matthew 5:44

But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 6:12

Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.” They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

Luke 24:50

Then he led them out of the city as far as Bethany, where he raised his hands and blessed them.

John 4:21

Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the time will come when people will not worship the Father either on this mountain or in Jerusalem.

Acts 10:2

He was a religious man; he and his whole family worshiped God. He also did much to help the Jewish poor people and was constantly praying to God.

Acts 10:31

and said: ‘Cornelius! God has heard your prayer and has taken notice of your works of charity.

Acts 10:4

He stared at the angel in fear and said, “What is it, sir?” The angel answered, “God is pleased with your prayers and works of charity, and is ready to answer you.

Acts 21:5

But when our time with them was over, we left and went on our way. All of them, together with their wives and children, went with us out of the city to the beach, where we all knelt and prayed.

Acts 7:60

He knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord! Do not remember this sin against them!” He said this and died.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God which is in Corinth, to all who are called to be God's holy people, who belong to him in union with Christ Jesus, together with all people everywhere who worship our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

1 Corinthians 7:7

Actually I would prefer that all of you were as I am; but each one has a special gift from God, one person this gift, another one that gift.

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God! For in union with Christ we are always led by God as prisoners in Christ's victory procession. God uses us to make the knowledge about Christ spread everywhere like a sweet fragrance.

Philippians 1:12

I want you to know, my friends, that the things that have happened to me have really helped the progress of the gospel.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

For not only did the message about the Lord go out from you throughout Macedonia and Achaia, but the news about your faith in God has gone everywhere. There is nothing, then, that we need to say.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I would prefer that the younger widows get married, have children, and take care of their homes, so as to give our enemies no chance of speaking evil of us.

Titus 3:8

This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.

Hebrews 10:22

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

1 Peter 3:7

In the same way you husbands must live with your wives with the proper understanding that they are more delicate than you. Treat them with respect, because they also will receive, together with you, God's gift of life. Do this so that nothing will interfere with your prayers.