Matthew 6:7
And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.
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Matthew 6:7
And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.
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Matthew 6:8
So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
Luke 11:2
And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.
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1 Kings 18:26
So they took the ox which was given them, and made it ready, crying out to Baal from morning till the middle of the day, and saying, O Baal, give ear to us. But there was no voice and no answer. And they were jumping up and down before the altar they had made.
Acts 19:34
But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
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Matthew 18:17
And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
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Isaiah 1:15
And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.
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Matthew 5:47
And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
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Matthew 26:44
And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.
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