Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
Numbers 21:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that He may take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people. American Standard Version (1901) And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. Common English Bible The people went to Moses and said, “We’ve sinned, for we spoke against the LORD and you. Pray to the LORD so that he will send the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. Catholic Public Domain Version And so they went to Moses, and they said: "We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us." And Moses prayed for the people. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Upon which they came to Moses, and said: We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee. Pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. |
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.
Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favour, and the Lord heard him, for he saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel.
After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions.
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.’
But Moses sought the favour of the Lord his God: ‘Lord, why does your anger burn against your people you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a strong hand?
The following day Moses said to the people, ‘You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I will be able to atone for your sin.’
Pharaoh responded, ‘I will let you go and sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but don’t go very far. Make an appeal for 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.’
Lord, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.
Then the Lord said to me, ‘Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before me, my heart would not go out to these people. Send them from my presence, and let them go.
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! ’
I will depart and return to my place until they recognise their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.
Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.
‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,’ he said. ‘What’s that to us? ’ they said. ‘See to it yourself! ’
‘Pray to the Lord for me,’ Simon replied, ‘so that nothing you have said may happen to me.’
Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation.
The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also.
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.
Saul answered Samuel, ‘I have sinned. I have transgressed the Lord’s command and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.
Saul said, ‘I have sinned. Please honour me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so I can bow in worship to the Lord your God.’