Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. | Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. |
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law. | The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. |
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And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive it all. | And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith. |
Rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer. | Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. |
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. |
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. | The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. |
The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. | By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! | Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! |
All these were continually devoting themselves with one mind to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. | All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. |
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. | For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. |
That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. | That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. |
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. | Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. |
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. | For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. | But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. |
One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law, Even his prayer is an abomination. | If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. |
For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against evildoers. | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. |
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. | And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; Do not be silent to my tears; For I am a stranger with You, One who lives abroad, like all my fathers. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers. |
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also the holy Child will be called the Son of God.” | And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.” |
So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made to God intensely by the church. | So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. |
Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. | Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. |
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. | For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. |
He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. | He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. |