ThereforeI wantthe menin everyplaceto pray,liftingup holyhands,withoutwrathand dissension.
Godsaidto him, "Becauseyou have askedthisthingand have not askedfor yourself longlife,norhave askedrichesfor yourself, norhave you askedfor the lifeof your enemies,but have askedfor yourself discernmentto understandjustice,
Althoughthere is noviolencein my hands,And my prayeris pure.
Liftup your handsto the sanctuaryAnd blessthe LORD.
May my prayerbe countedas incensebeforeYou; The liftingup of my handsas the eveningoffering.
He who has cleanhandsand a pureheart,Whohas not liftedup his soulto falsehoodAnd has not sworndeceitfully.
I shall washmy handsin innocence,And I will goaboutYour altar,O LORD,
Hearthe voiceof my supplicationswhen I cryto You for help,When I liftup my handstowardYour holysanctuary.
But as for me, when they were sick,my clothingwas sackcloth;I humbledmy soulwith fasting,And my prayerkept returningto my bosom.
SoI will blessYou as long as I live;I will liftup my handsin Your name.
IfI regardwickednessin my heart,The Lordwill not hear;
The sacrificeof the wickedis an abominationto the LORD,But the prayerof the uprightis His delight.
The sacrificeof the wickedis an abomination,Howmuchmorewhenhe bringsit with evilintent!
"So when you spreadout your hands[in prayer], I will hideMy eyesfrom you; Yes,eventhoughyou multiplyprayers,I will not listen.Your handsare coveredwith blood.
And Jesusansweredand saidto them, "TrulyI sayto you, ifyou havefaithand do not doubt,you will not onlydowhatwas done to the fig tree,but even ifyou sayto thismountain,'Be takenup and castinto the sea,'it will happen.
"But I sayto you, loveyour enemiesand prayfor thosewho persecuteyou,
And forgiveus our debts,as we alsohave forgivenour debtors.
But Jesuswas saying,"Father,forgivethem; for they do not knowwhatthey are doing."And they castlots,dividingup His garmentsamongthemselves.
And He ledthem out as faras Bethany,and He liftedup His handsand blessedthem.
Jesussaidto her, "Woman,believeMe, an houris comingwhenneitherin thismountainnorin Jerusalemwill you worshipthe Father.
a devout manand one who fearedGodwith allhis household,and gavemanyalmsto the [Jewish] peopleand prayedto Godcontinually.
and he said,'Cornelius,your prayerhas been heardand your almshave been rememberedbeforeGod.
And fixing his gazeon him and beingmuch alarmed,he said,"Whatis it, Lord?"And he saidto him, "Your prayersand almshave ascendedas a memorialbeforeGod.
Whenour daysthere were ended,we leftand startedon our journey,while they all,with wivesand children,escortedus until[we were] out of the city.After kneelingdownon the beachand praying,we said farewellto one another.
Thenfallingon his knees,he criedout with a loudvoice,"Lord,do not holdthissinagainst them!" Having saidthis,he fell asleep.
To the churchof Godwhich is at Corinth,to those who have been sanctifiedin ChristJesus,saintsby calling,with allwho in everyplacecallon the nameof our LordJesusChrist,their [Lord] and ours:
YetI wishthat allmenwere evenas I myselfam. However,each manhashis owngiftfrom God,onein thismanner,and anotherin that.
But thanksbe to God,who alwaysleads us in triumphin Christ,and manifeststhroughus the sweet aromaof the knowledgeof Him in everyplace.
NowI wantyou to know,brethren,that my circumstanceshave turnedout for the greaterprogressof the gospel,
For the wordof the Lordhas sounded forthfrom you, not onlyin Macedoniaand Achaia,but also in everyplaceyour faithtowardGodhas gone forth,sothat we havenoneedto sayanything.
Therefore,I wantyounger[widows] to get married,bear children,keep house,[and] givethe enemynooccasionfor reproach;
Thisis a trustworthystatement;and concerningthese thingsI wantyou to speak confidently,sothat thosewho have believedGodwill be carefulto engagein gooddeeds.These thingsare goodand profitablefor men.
let us draw nearwith a sincereheartin full assuranceof faith,having our heartssprinkled[clean] from an evilconscienceand our bodieswashedwith purewater.
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
You husbandsin the same way,livewith [your wives] in an understanding way,as with someoneweaker,since she is a woman;and showher honoras a fellow heirof the graceof life,sothat your prayerswill not be hindered.
