When you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who can’t be seen. Then your Father, who sees what you do in secret, will reward you.
Peter sent them all out of the room, and then he got down on his knees and prayed. He turned toward the dead woman and said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Then no one will be able to tell that you’re fasting. Only your Father, who can’t be seen, will know it. And your Father, who sees what you do in secret, will reward you.
Those who do live under the control of their wrong desires think about what sin wants. But those who live under the control of the Spirit think about what the Spirit wants.
Cornelius answered, “Three days ago at this very time, three o’clock in the afternoon, I was in my house praying. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood in front of me.
Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me, because I haven’t ascended to the Father yet. Instead, go to those who believe in me and tell them, ‘I’m ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”