| And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. | After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. |
| And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. | So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. |
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| And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. | After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. |
| Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. | So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. |
| And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. | About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. |
| So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. | So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. |
| I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. |
| I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. | When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. |
| This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. | This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. |
| In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. | In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. |
| Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. | When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” |
