And Jacob
was left alone;
and there wrestled a man
with him
until the breaking
of the day.
And
when
he saw
that he
prevailed not against him,
he touched the hollow
of his thigh;
and
the hollow
of Jacob's thigh
was out of joint,
as he wrestled with him.
And he said,
Let me go,
for the day breaketh.
And he said,
I will not let
thee go,
except thou
bless me.
And
he said unto him,
What
is thy name?
And he said,
Jacob.
And he said,
Thy name
shall be called
no more Jacob,
but Israel:
for as a prince
hast
thou power
with God
and with men,
and hast prevailed.
Seek the LORD
and his strength,
seek
his face
continually.
If my people,
which are called
by my name,
shall humble themselves,
and pray,
and seek my face,
and turn
from their wicked ways;
then will
I hear
from heaven,
and will forgive
their sin,
and will heal
their land.
Nevertheless
we made
our prayer
unto our God,
and set
a watch
against them day and night,
because
of them.
When thou saidst,
Seek ye
my face;
my heart
said unto thee,
Thy face,
LORD,
will I seek.
Glory
ye in his holy name:
let the heart
of them rejoice
that seek
the LORD.
Seek the LORD,
and his strength:
seek
his face evermore.
The LORD
is nigh
unto all
them that call
upon him,
to all that call
upon him
in truth.
The sacrifice
of the wicked
is an abomination
to the LORD:
but the prayer
of the upright
is his delight.
Be not
rash with thy mouth,
and let not
thine heart
be hasty
to utter any thing
before God:
for God
is in heaven,
and
thou upon earth:
therefore let
thy words
be few.
Seek ye
the LORD
while he
may be found,
call
ye upon him
while he
is near:
Let us
lift up our heart
with our hands
unto God
in the heavens.
And
I will pour upon the house
of David,
and
upon the inhabitants
of Jerusalem,
the spirit
of grace
and of supplications:
and
they shall look
upon me whom
they have pierced,
and
they
shall mourn for him,
as one
mourneth for his only son,
and shall be
in bitterness
for him,
as one
that is
in bitterness
for his firstborn.
And
when
thou prayest,
thou shalt not be
as the hypocrites are:
for they
love to pray
standing in the synagogues
and in the corners
of the streets,
that they
may be seen
of men.
Verily
I say unto you,
They
have
their reward.
But thou,
when
thou prayest,
enter into thy closet,
and
when
thou hast shut
thy door,
pray to thy Father
which is in secret;
and thy Father
which seeth in secret
shall reward
thee openly.
But when ye pray,
use
not vain repetitions,
as the heathen do:
for they
think
that they
shall be heard
for their much speaking.
Be not
ye therefore like
unto them:
for your Father
knoweth
what things
ye have need of,
before ye
ask him.
After this manner
therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art
in heaven,
Hallowed
be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us
this day
our daily bread.
And forgive us
our debts,
as we
forgive our debtors.
Ask,
and it
shall be given you;
seek,
and
ye shall find;
knock,
and it
shall be opened
unto you:
For every one
that asketh receiveth;
and he
that seeketh findeth;
and to him
that
knocketh
it shall be opened.
And
when he
was come
into the house,
his disciples
asked him privately,
Why could not
we cast him out?
And
he said unto them,
This kind
can come forth
by nothing,
but by prayer
and fasting.
And it
came
to pass,
that,
as he
was praying
in a certain place,
when he ceased,
one
of his disciples
said unto him,
Lord,
teach us to pray,
as John
also taught
his disciples.
And
he said unto them,
When
ye pray,
say,
Our Father which art
in heaven,
Hallowed
be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
as in heaven,
so in earth.
Give us
day by day
our daily bread.
And forgive us
our sins;
for we
also forgive every one
that is indebted to us.
And lead us not
into temptation;
but deliver us
from evil.
And
he said unto them,
Which of you
shall have
a friend,
and shall go
unto him
at midnight,
and say unto him,
Friend,
lend me
three loaves;
For a friend
of mine
in his journey
is come to me,
and
I have nothing
to set
before him?
And
he from
within shall answer
and say,
Trouble me not:
the door
is now shut,
and my children
are with me in bed;
I cannot rise
and give thee.
I say unto you,
Though
he will not rise
and give him,
because
he is his friend,
yet
because
of his importunity
he will rise
and give him
as many as he needeth.
And
I say unto you,
Ask,
and it
shall be given you;
seek,
and
ye shall find;
knock,
and it
shall be opened
unto you.
For every one
that asketh receiveth;
and he
that seeketh findeth;
and to him
that
knocketh
it shall be opened.
If a son
shall ask
bread
of any of you
that is
a father,
will
he give him
a stone?
or if
he ask a fish,
will
he for a fish
give him
a serpent?
Or if
he shall ask
an egg,
will
he offer him
a scorpion?
If ye then,
being evil,
know how
to give good gifts
unto your children:
how much more
shall
your heavenly Father
give
the Holy Spirit
to them that ask him?
And
he spake a parable
unto them
to this end,
that men ought always
to pray,
and not
to faint;
Likewise the Spirit
also helpeth
our infirmities:
for we
know not
what
we should pray for
as we ought:
but the Spirit itself
maketh intercession
for us
with groanings which
cannot be uttered.
What is it then?
I will pray
with the spirit,
and I
will pray
with the understanding also:
I will sing
with the spirit,
and I
will sing
with the understanding also.
According to
the eternal purpose which
he purposed
in Christ Jesus our Lord:
In whom
we have boldness
and access
with confidence
by the faith
of him.
Praying always
with all prayer
and supplication
in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto
with all perseverance
and supplication
for all saints;
And for me,
that utterance
may be given unto me,
that I
may open
my mouth boldly,
to make
known the mystery
of the gospel,
Be careful
for nothing;
but in every thing
by prayer and
supplication
with thanksgiving
let your requests
be made
known
unto God.
Continue
in prayer,
and watch
in the same
with thanksgiving;
I will therefore
that men
pray every where,
lifting
up holy hands,
without wrath
and doubting.
Let us
therefore come boldly
unto the throne
of grace,
that we
may obtain mercy,
and find
grace to help
in time
of need.
Confess your faults one
to another,
and pray one
for another,
that ye
may be healed.
The effectual fervent prayer
of a righteous man
availeth much.
But ye,
beloved,
building up yourselves
on your most holy faith,
praying
in the Holy Ghost,
And
when
he had taken
the book,
the four beasts
and four
and twenty elders
fell down
before the Lamb,
having every one
of them harps,
and golden vials
full of odours,
which are the prayers
of saints.
And another angel
came and
stood
at the altar,
having a golden censer;
and there was given
unto him much incense,
that he
should offer
it with the prayers
of all saints
upon the golden altar
which was before the throne.
And the smoke
of the incense,
which came with the prayers
of the saints,
ascended up
before God
out of the angel's hand.