Jonah 1:6

Good News Translation

The captain found him there and said to him, “What are you doing asleep? Get up and pray to your god for help. Maybe he will feel sorry for us and spare our lives.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:22

“Yes,” David answered, “I did fast and weep while he was still alive. I thought that the Lord might be merciful to me and not let the child die.

Esther 4:16

“Go and get all the Jews in Susa together; hold a fast and pray for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. My servant women and I will be doing the same. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing it, I will die.”

Psalm 107:6

Then in their trouble they called to the Lord, and he saved them from their distress.

Psalm 78:34

Whenever he killed some of them, the rest would turn to him; they would repent and pray earnestly to him.

Isaiah 3:15

You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, have spoken.”

Ezekiel 18:2

and said, “What is this proverb people keep repeating in the land of Israel? ‘The parents ate the sour grapes, But the children got the sour taste.’

Joel 2:11

The Lord thunders commands to his army. The troops that obey him are many and mighty. How terrible is the day of the Lord! Who will survive it?

Amos 5:15

Hate what is evil, love what is right, and see that justice prevails in the courts. Perhaps the Lord will be merciful to the people of this nation who are still left alive.

Jonah 3:8

All persons and animals must wear sackcloth. Everyone must pray earnestly to God and must give up their wicked behavior and their evil actions.

Jonah 3:9

Perhaps God will change his mind; perhaps he will stop being angry, and we will not die!”

Acts 21:13

But he answered, “What are you doing, crying like this and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”

Romans 13:11

You must do this, because you know that the time has come for you to wake up from your sleep. For the moment when we will be saved is closer now than it was when we first believed.

Ephesians 5:14

for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”