Numbers 21:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned in complaining against the Lord and you. Pray to the Lord to take the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people,

Cross References

Genesis 20:17

Abraham then interceded with God, and God restored health to Abimelech, to his wife, and his maidservants, so that they bore children;

Genesis 20:7

So now, return the man’s wife so that he may intercede for you, since he is a prophet, that you may live. If you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who are yours will die.

1 Kings 13:6

Then the king said to the man of God, “Entreat the Lord, your God, and intercede for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored as it was before.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz entreated the Lord, who heard him, since he saw the oppression to which the king of Aram had subjected Israel.

Job 42:10

The Lord also restored the prosperity of Job, after he had prayed for his friends; the Lord even gave to Job twice as much as he had before.

Job 42:8

So now take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves, and let my servant Job pray for you. To him I will show favor, and not punish your folly, for you have not spoken rightly concerning me, as has my servant Job.”

Psalm 106:23

He would have decreed their destruction, had not Moses, his chosen one, Withstood him in the breach to turn back his destroying anger.

Psalm 78:34

When he slew them, they began to seek him; they again looked for God.

Exodus 10:17

But now, do forgive me my sin only this once, and pray to the Lord, your God, only to take this death from me.”

Exodus 32:11

But Moses implored the Lord, his God, saying, “Why, O Lord, should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

Exodus 32:30

On the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I may be able to make atonement for your sin.”

Exodus 8:28

But once more Pharaoh became obstinate and would not let the people go.

Exodus 8:4

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the Lord to remove the frogs from me and my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 8:8

After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s presence, Moses cried out to the Lord on account of the frogs that he had inflicted on Pharaoh;

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your discipline.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me, my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them away from me and let them go.

Jeremiah 37:3

Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal, son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet with this request: “Please appeal to the Lord, our God, for us.”

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my place until they make reparation and seek my presence. In their affliction, they shall look for me.

Numbers 11:2

But when the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died out.

Matthew 27:4

saying, “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? Look to it yourself.”

Acts 8:24

Simon said in reply, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

Romans 10:1

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on their behalf is for salvation.

Deuteronomy 9:20

With Aaron, too, the Lord was deeply angry, and would have destroyed him; but I prayed for Aaron also at that time.

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.

1 Samuel 15:24

Saul admitted to Samuel: “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the Lord and your instructions. I feared the people and obeyed them.

1 Samuel 15:30

But Saul answered: “I have sinned, yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Return with me that I may worship the Lord your God.”