They all came together regularly to pray. The women who’d come with them from Galilee joined them, and so did Jesus’ mother Mary and his brothers.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, making all kinds of prayers and requests. Stay alert and always keep praying for all the Lord’s people.
Then we can devote our efforts to prayer and to teaching God’s word.”
Spend a lot of time and effort in prayer. Always be alert to what you should be praying for, and always give thanks for answered prayer.
The believers listened carefully to the apostles’ teaching. They shared their lives with one another, and they ate and prayed together.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.
Then Jesus told his disciples a story to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
If you believe, you will receive what you ask for when you pray.”
On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were gathered in one place.
Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Every day they met together in the temple courtyard. They ate meals together in their homes with glad and sincere hearts,
Every day they were in the temple, praising God.
While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, wanting to speak to him.
Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them were the ones who told this to the apostles.
The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the tomb and how Jesus’ body was placed in it.
But those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stayed close enough to see what happened next.
When the Sabbath day was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to put on Jesus’ body.
Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and Joseph, and Salome.
Many women were watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to take care of his needs.
They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the 11 disciples and those with them all gathered together
Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you.”
So anyone who speaks in an unknown language should pray that they’ll be able to explain what they say.