Chapter 2<\/h4>

1<\/small><\/span> Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,<\/p>

2<\/small><\/span> and he said, \"I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.<\/p>

3<\/small><\/span> \"For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows passed over me.<\/p>

4<\/small><\/span> \"So I said, 'I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.'<\/p>

5<\/small><\/span> \"Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.<\/p>

6<\/small><\/span> \"I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.<\/p>

7<\/small><\/span> \"While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.<\/p>

8<\/small><\/span> \"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,<\/p>

9<\/small><\/span> But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD.\"<\/p>

10<\/small><\/span> Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

#9:\u00a0Elijah’s Prayer For Fire From Heaven<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Kings 18:16-39<\/p>\n

Chapter 18<\/h4>

16<\/small><\/span> So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.<\/p>

17<\/small><\/span> When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, \"Is this you, you troubler of Israel?\"<\/p>

18<\/small><\/span> He said, \"I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.<\/p>

19<\/small><\/span> \"Now then send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, together with 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.\"<\/p>

20<\/small><\/span> So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel.<\/p>

21<\/small><\/span> Elijah came near to all the people and said, \"How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.\" But the people did not answer him a word.<\/p>

22<\/small><\/span> Then Elijah said to the people, \"I alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are 450 men.<\/p>

23<\/small><\/span> \"Now let them give us two oxen; and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it up, and place it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it.<\/p>

24<\/small><\/span> \"Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD, and the God who answers by fire, He is God.\" And all the people said, \"That is a good idea.\"<\/p>

25<\/small><\/span> So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, \"Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.\"<\/p>

26<\/small><\/span> Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, \"O Baal, answer us.\" But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made.<\/p>

27<\/small><\/span> It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, \"Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.\"<\/p>

28<\/small><\/span> So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.<\/p>

29<\/small><\/span> When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.<\/p>

30<\/small><\/span> Then Elijah said to all the people, \"Come near to me.\" So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD which had been torn down.<\/p>

31<\/small><\/span> Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, \"Israel shall be your name.\"<\/p>

32<\/small><\/span> So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed.<\/p>

33<\/small><\/span> Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood.<\/p>

34<\/small><\/span> And he said, \"Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.\" And he said, \"Do it a second time,\" and they did it a second time. And he said, \"Do it a third time,\" and they did it a third time.<\/p>

35<\/small><\/span> The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water.<\/p>

36<\/small><\/span> At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, \"O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word.<\/p>

37<\/small><\/span> \"Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.\"<\/p>

38<\/small><\/span> Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<\/p>

39<\/small><\/span> When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, \"The LORD, He is God; the LORD, He is God.\"<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em>
\n#8:\u00a0Prayer of Jabez<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 4:9-10<\/p>\n

Chapter 4<\/h4>

9<\/small><\/span> Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, \"Because I bore him with pain.\"<\/p>

10<\/small><\/span> Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, \"Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!\" And God granted him what he requested.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

#7:\u00a0Daniel’s Prayer Of Thanksgiving For The Interpretation Of Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel 2:1-49<\/p>\n

Chapter 2<\/h4>

1<\/small><\/span> Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.<\/p>

2<\/small><\/span> Then the king gave orders to call in the magicians, the conjurers, the sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.<\/p>

3<\/small><\/span> The king said to them, \"I had a dream and my spirit is anxious to understand the dream.\"<\/p>

4<\/small><\/span> Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic: \"O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.\"<\/p>

5<\/small><\/span> The king replied to the Chaldeans, \"The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses will be made a rubbish heap.<\/p>

6<\/small><\/span> \"But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.\"<\/p>

7<\/small><\/span> They answered a second time and said, \"Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.\"<\/p>

8<\/small><\/span> The king replied, \"I know for certain that you are bargaining for time, inasmuch as you have seen that the command from me is firm,<\/p>

9<\/small><\/span> that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is only one decree for you. For you have agreed together to speak lying and corrupt words before me until the situation is changed; therefore tell me the dream, that I may know that you can declare to me its interpretation.\"<\/p>

10<\/small><\/span> The Chaldeans answered the king and said, \"There is not a man on earth who could declare the matter for the king, inasmuch as no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any magician, conjurer or Chaldean.<\/p>

11<\/small><\/span> \"Moreover, the thing which the king demands is difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it to the king except gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.\"<\/p>

12<\/small><\/span> Because of this the king became indignant and very furious and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.<\/p>

13<\/small><\/span> So the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they looked for Daniel and his friends to kill them.<\/p>

14<\/small><\/span> Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to Arioch, the captain of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;<\/p>

15<\/small><\/span> he said to Arioch, the king's commander, \"For what reason is the decree from the king so urgent?\" Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter.<\/p>

16<\/small><\/span> So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him time, in order that he might declare the interpretation to the king.<\/p>

17<\/small><\/span> Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter,<\/p>

18<\/small><\/span> so that they might request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.<\/p>

19<\/small><\/span> Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven;<\/p>

20<\/small><\/span> Daniel said, \"Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him.<\/p>

21<\/small><\/span> \"It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.<\/p>

22<\/small><\/span> \"It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.<\/p>

23<\/small><\/span> \"To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You, For You have made known to us the king's matter.\"<\/p>

24<\/small><\/span> Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and spoke to him as follows: \"Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me into the king's presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.\"<\/p>

25<\/small><\/span> Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel into the king's presence and spoke to him as follows: \"I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!\"<\/p>

26<\/small><\/span> The king said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, \"Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?\"<\/p>

27<\/small><\/span> Daniel answered before the king and said, \"As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.<\/p>

28<\/small><\/span> \"However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed.<\/p>

29<\/small><\/span> \"As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts turned to what would take place in the future; and He who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will take place.<\/p>

30<\/small><\/span> \"But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.<\/p>

31<\/small><\/span> \"You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.<\/p>

32<\/small><\/span> \"The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,<\/p>

33<\/small><\/span> its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.<\/p>

34<\/small><\/span> \"You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.<\/p>

35<\/small><\/span> \"Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<\/p>

36<\/small><\/span> \"This was the dream; now we will tell its interpretation before the king.<\/p>

37<\/small><\/span> \"You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;<\/p>

38<\/small><\/span> and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.<\/p>

39<\/small><\/span> \"After you there will arise another kingdom inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.<\/p>

40<\/small><\/span> \"Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.<\/p>

41<\/small><\/span> \"In that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with common clay.<\/p>

42<\/small><\/span> \"As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle.<\/p>

43<\/small><\/span> \"And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery.<\/p>

44<\/small><\/span> \"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.<\/p>

45<\/small><\/span> \"Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.\"<\/p>

46<\/small><\/span> Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and did homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and fragrant incense.<\/p>

47<\/small><\/span> The king answered Daniel and said, \"Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.\"<\/p>

48<\/small><\/span> Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.<\/p>

49<\/small><\/span> And Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel was at the king's court.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

#6:\u00a0Solomon’s Prayer At The Temple Dedication<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Kings 8:22-61<\/p>\n

Chapter 8<\/h4>

22<\/small><\/span> Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.<\/p>

23<\/small><\/span> He said, \"O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart,<\/p>

24<\/small><\/span> who have kept with Your servant, my father David, that which You have promised him; indeed, You have spoken with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand as it is this day.<\/p>

25<\/small><\/span> \"Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.'<\/p>

26<\/small><\/span> \"Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Your word, I pray, be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.<\/p>

27<\/small><\/span> \"But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!<\/p>

28<\/small><\/span> \"Yet have regard to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today;<\/p>

29<\/small><\/span> that Your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which You have said, 'My name shall be there,' to listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.<\/p>

30<\/small><\/span> \"Listen to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and forgive.<\/p>

31<\/small><\/span> \"If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, and he comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this house,<\/p>

32<\/small><\/span> then hear in heaven and act and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing his way on his own head and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.<\/p>

33<\/small><\/span> \"When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy, because they have sinned against You, if they turn to You again and confess Your name and pray and make supplication to You in this house,<\/p>

34<\/small><\/span> then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.<\/p>

35<\/small><\/span> \"When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain, because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name and turn from their sin when You afflict them,<\/p>

36<\/small><\/span> then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and of Your people Israel, indeed, teach them the good way in which they should walk. And send rain on Your land, which You have given Your people for an inheritance.<\/p>

37<\/small><\/span> \"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is,<\/p>

38<\/small><\/span> whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading his hands toward this house;<\/p>

39<\/small><\/span> then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men,<\/p>

40<\/small><\/span> that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You have given to our fathers.<\/p>

41<\/small><\/span> \"Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for Your name's sake<\/p>

42<\/small><\/span> (for they will hear of Your great name and Your mighty hand, and of Your outstretched arm); when he comes and prays toward this house,<\/p>

43<\/small><\/span> hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, to fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your name.<\/p>

44<\/small><\/span> \"When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way You shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name,<\/p>

45<\/small><\/span> then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.<\/p>

46<\/small><\/span> \"When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and deliver them to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;<\/p>

47<\/small><\/span> if they take thought in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and make supplication to You in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, 'We have sinned and have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly';<\/p>

48<\/small><\/span> if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and pray to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name;<\/p>

49<\/small><\/span> then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven Your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,<\/p>

50<\/small><\/span> and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You, and make them objects of compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they may have compassion on them<\/p>

51<\/small><\/span> (for they are Your people and Your inheritance which You have brought forth from Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace),<\/p>

52<\/small><\/span> that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and to the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You.<\/p>

53<\/small><\/span> \"For You have separated them from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Moses Your servant, when You brought our fathers forth from Egypt, O Lord GOD.\"<\/p>

54<\/small><\/span> When Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread toward heaven.<\/p>

55<\/small><\/span> And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:<\/p>

56<\/small><\/span> \"Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant.<\/p>

57<\/small><\/span> \"May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us,<\/p>

58<\/small><\/span> that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.<\/p>

59<\/small><\/span> \"And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day requires,<\/p>

60<\/small><\/span> so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else.<\/p>

61<\/small><\/span> \"Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.\"<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

Top 10 Prayers Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prayer was so important to Jesus, he would get up early in the morning to go off and pray. Not surprisingly, some of the most moving and powerful prayers in the Bible are from Jesus, which is why we felt they deserved a separate place all to themselves.<\/p>\n

Jesus Praying That This Cup Might Pass\/Thy Will Be Done<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark 14:32-42<\/p>\n

Chapter 14<\/h4>

32<\/small><\/span> They *came to a place named Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, \"Sit here until I have prayed.\"<\/p>

33<\/small><\/span> And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.<\/p>

34<\/small><\/span> And He *said to them, \"My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.\"<\/p>

35<\/small><\/span> And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.<\/p>

36<\/small><\/span> And He was saying, \"Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.\"<\/p>

37<\/small><\/span> And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, \"Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?<\/p>

38<\/small><\/span> \"Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.\"<\/p>

39<\/small><\/span> Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.<\/p>

40<\/small><\/span> And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.<\/p>

41<\/small><\/span> And He *came the third time, and *said to them, \"Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.<\/p>

42<\/small><\/span> \"Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!\"<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus Praying For Forgiveness Of Those Who Crucified Him<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luke 23:26-43<\/p>\n

Chapter 23<\/h4>

26<\/small><\/span> When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.<\/p>

27<\/small><\/span> And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.<\/p>

28<\/small><\/span> But Jesus turning to them said, \"Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.<\/p>

29<\/small><\/span> \"For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'<\/p>

30<\/small><\/span> \"Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'<\/p>

31<\/small><\/span> \"For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?\"<\/p>

32<\/small><\/span> Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.<\/p>

33<\/small><\/span> When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.<\/p>

34<\/small><\/span> But Jesus was saying, \"Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.\" And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.<\/p>

35<\/small><\/span> And the people stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, \"He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One.\"<\/p>

36<\/small><\/span> The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine,<\/p>

37<\/small><\/span> and saying, \"If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!\"<\/p>

38<\/small><\/span> Now there was also an inscription above Him, \"THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.\"<\/p>

39<\/small><\/span> One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, \"Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!\"<\/p>

40<\/small><\/span> But the other answered, and rebuking him said, \"Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?<\/p>

41<\/small><\/span> \"And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.\"<\/p>

42<\/small><\/span> And he was saying, \"Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!\"<\/p>

43<\/small><\/span> And He said to him, \"Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.\"<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus Praying For All Believers<\/strong><\/p>\n

John 17:20-25<\/p>\n

Chapter 17<\/h4>

20<\/small><\/span> \"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;<\/p>

21<\/small><\/span> that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.<\/p>

22<\/small><\/span> \"The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;<\/p>

23<\/small><\/span> I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.<\/p>

24<\/small><\/span> \"Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.<\/p>

25<\/small><\/span> \"O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

#5:\u00a0Paul\u2019s Prayer For Ephesians<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ephesians 3:14-21<\/p>\n

Chapter 3<\/h4>

14<\/small><\/span> For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,<\/p>

15<\/small><\/span> from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,<\/p>

16<\/small><\/span> that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,<\/p>

17<\/small><\/span> so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,<\/p>

18<\/small><\/span> may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,<\/p>

19<\/small><\/span> and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.<\/p>

20<\/small><\/span> Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,<\/p>

21<\/small><\/span> to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em>
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#4:\u00a0David’s Prayer Of Thanks For Gifts To Build The Temple<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 29:9-20<\/p>\n

Chapter 29<\/h4>

9<\/small><\/span> Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the LORD with a whole heart, and King David also rejoiced greatly.<\/p>

10<\/small><\/span> So David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, \"Blessed are You, O LORD God of Israel our father, forever and ever.<\/p>

11<\/small><\/span> \"Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.<\/p>

12<\/small><\/span> \"Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.<\/p>

13<\/small><\/span> \"Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.<\/p>

14<\/small><\/span> \"But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.<\/p>

15<\/small><\/span> \"For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.<\/p>

16<\/small><\/span> \"O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and all is Yours.<\/p>

17<\/small><\/span> \"Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.<\/p>

18<\/small><\/span> \"O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;<\/p>

19<\/small><\/span> and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.\"<\/p>

20<\/small><\/span> Then David said to all the assembly, \"Now bless the LORD your God.\" And all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the LORD and to the king.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

#3:\u00a0Peter And John’s Prayer For Boldness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acts 4:23-31<\/p>\n

Chapter 4<\/h4>

23<\/small><\/span> When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.<\/p>

24<\/small><\/span> And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, \"O Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM,<\/p>

25<\/small><\/span> who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, 'WHY DID THE GENTILES RAGE, AND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS?<\/p>

26<\/small><\/span> 'THE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS CHRIST.'<\/p>

27<\/small><\/span> \"For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,<\/p>

28<\/small><\/span> to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur.<\/p>

29<\/small><\/span> \"And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence,<\/p>

30<\/small><\/span> while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.\"<\/p>

31<\/small><\/span> And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

#2:\u00a0Jehoshaphat\u2019s Prayer Of Deliverance<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Chronicles 20:1-30<\/p>\n

Chapter 20<\/h4>

1<\/small><\/span> Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.<\/p>

2<\/small><\/span> Then some came and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying, \"A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of Aram and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi).\"<\/p>

3<\/small><\/span> Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.<\/p>

4<\/small><\/span> So Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD.<\/p>

5<\/small><\/span> Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court,<\/p>

6<\/small><\/span> and he said, \"O LORD, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? And are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.<\/p>

7<\/small><\/span> \"Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?<\/p>

8<\/small><\/span> \"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,<\/p>

9<\/small><\/span> 'Should evil come upon us, the sword, or judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for Your name is in this house) and cry to You in our distress, and You will hear and deliver us.'<\/p>

10<\/small><\/span> \"Now behold, the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt (they turned aside from them and did not destroy them),<\/p>

11<\/small><\/span> see how they are rewarding us by coming to drive us out from Your possession which You have given us as an inheritance.<\/p>

12<\/small><\/span> \"O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.\"<\/p>

13<\/small><\/span> All Judah was standing before the LORD, with their infants, their wives and their children.<\/p>

14<\/small><\/span> Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;<\/p>

15<\/small><\/span> and he said, \"Listen, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the LORD to you, 'Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's.<\/p>

16<\/small><\/span> 'Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley in front of the wilderness of Jeruel.<\/p>

17<\/small><\/span> 'You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, for the LORD is with you.\"<\/p>

18<\/small><\/span> Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.<\/p>

19<\/small><\/span> The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel, with a very loud voice.<\/p>

20<\/small><\/span> They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, \"Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, put your trust in the LORD your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.\"<\/p>

21<\/small><\/span> When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the LORD and those who praised Him in holy attire, as they went out before the army and said, \"Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.\"<\/p>

22<\/small><\/span> When they began singing and praising, the LORD set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.<\/p>

23<\/small><\/span> For the sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir destroying them completely; and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.<\/p>

24<\/small><\/span> When Judah came to the lookout of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and no one had escaped.<\/p>

25<\/small><\/span> When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much.<\/p>

26<\/small><\/span> Then on the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Beracah, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore they have named that place \"The Valley of Beracah\" until today.<\/p>

27<\/small><\/span> Every man of Judah and Jerusalem returned with Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.<\/p>

28<\/small><\/span> They came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres and trumpets to the house of the LORD.<\/p>

29<\/small><\/span> And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<\/p>

30<\/small><\/span> So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides.<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em>
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#1:\u00a0The Lord’s Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luke 11:1-13<\/p>\n

Chapter 11<\/h4>

1<\/small><\/span> It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, \"Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.\"<\/p>

2<\/small><\/span> And He said to them, \"When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.<\/p>

3<\/small><\/span> 'Give us each day our daily bread.<\/p>

4<\/small><\/span> 'And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'\"<\/p>

5<\/small><\/span> Then He said to them, \"Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;<\/p>

6<\/small><\/span> for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';<\/p>

7<\/small><\/span> and from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.'<\/p>

8<\/small><\/span> \"I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.<\/p>

9<\/small><\/span> \"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.<\/p>

10<\/small><\/span> \"For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.<\/p>

11<\/small><\/span> \"Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?<\/p>

12<\/small><\/span> \"Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?<\/p>

13<\/small><\/span> \"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?\"<\/p><\/div>\n

Translation: NASB<\/em><\/p>\n

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