Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
Acts 8:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Pray to the Lord for me,’ Simon replied, ‘so that nothing you have said may happen to me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Simon answered, Pray for me [beseech the Lord, both of you], that nothing of what you have said may befall me! American Standard Version (1901) And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. Common English Bible Simon replied, “All of you, please, plead to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will happen to me!” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Simon responded by saying, "Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Simon answering, said: Pray you for me to the Lord, that none of these things which you have spoken may come upon me. |
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.’
Then the king responded to the man of God, ‘Plead for the favour of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me.’ So the man of God pleaded for the favour of the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first.
so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of the heavens and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and he was receptive to our prayer.
Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then my servant Job will pray for you. I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.’
Please forgive my sin once more and make an appeal to the Lord your God, so that he will just take this death away from me.’
Take even your flocks and your herds as you asked and leave, and also bless me.’
Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, ‘Appeal to the Lord to remove the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go and they can sacrifice to the Lord.’
Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, requesting, ‘Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf! ’
the prophet Jeremiah and said, ‘May our petition come before you; pray to the Lord your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes),
The people then came to Moses and said, ‘We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that he will take the snakes away from us.’ And Moses interceded for the people.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
They pleaded with Samuel, ‘Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.’
‘As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.