Numbers 21:7

New International Reader's Version

The others came to Moses. They said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

Cross References

Genesis 20:17

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek. He also healed his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again.

Genesis 20:7

Now return the man’s wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

1 Kings 13:6

King Jeroboam spoke to the man of God. He said, “Pray to the Lord your God for me. Pray that my hand will be as good as new again.” So the man of God prayed to the Lord for the king. And the king’s hand became as good as new. It was just as healthy as it had been before.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz asked the Lord for help. The Lord listened to him. The Lord saw how badly the king of Aram was treating Israel.

Job 42:10

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him successful again. He gave him twice as much as he had before.

Job 42:8

So now get seven bulls and seven rams. Go to my servant Job. Then sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you. And I will accept his prayer. I will not punish you for saying the foolish things you said. You have not said what is true about me, as my servant Job has.”

Psalm 106:23

So he said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood up for them. He kept God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 78:34

Every time God killed some of them, the others would seek him. They gladly turned back to him again.

Exodus 10:17

Now forgive my sin one more time. Pray to the Lord your God to take this deadly plague away from me.”

Exodus 32:11

But Moses asked the Lord his God to have mercy on the people. “Lord,” he said, “why should you destroy your people in anger? You used your great power and mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt.

Exodus 32:30

The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will go up to the Lord. Maybe if I pray to him, he will forgive your sin.”

Exodus 8:28

Pharaoh said, “I will let you and your people go to offer sacrifices. You can offer them to the Lord your God in the desert. But you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

Exodus 8:4

The frogs will be on you, your people and all your officials.” ’ ”

Exodus 8:8

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, “Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I’ll let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, when your people were suffering, they came to you. When you punished them, they could barely whisper a prayer.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Suppose Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me. Even then my heart would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me! Let them go!

Jeremiah 37:3

But King Zedekiah sent Jehukal to Jeremiah the prophet. Zedekiah sent Zephaniah the priest along with him. Jehukal was the son of Shelemiah. Zephaniah was the son of Maaseiah. Jehukal and Zephaniah brought the king’s message to Jeremiah. It said, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”

Numbers 11:2

The people cried out to Moses. Then he prayed to the Lord. And the fire died down.

Matthew 27:4

“I have sinned,” he said. “I handed over a man who is not guilty.” “What do we care?” they replied. “That’s your problem.”

Acts 8:24

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me. Pray that nothing you have said will happen to me.”

Romans 10:1

Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.

Deuteronomy 9:20

And he was so angry with Aaron he wanted to destroy him too. But at that time I prayed for Aaron.

James 5:16

So confess your sins to one another. Pray for one another so that you might be healed. The prayer of a godly person is powerful. Things happen because of it.

1 Samuel 15:24

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I’ve broken the Lord’s command. I haven’t done what you directed me to do. I was afraid of the men. So I did what they said I should do.

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me in front of the elders of my people and in front of Israel. Come back with me so I can worship the Lord your God.”