Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.
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Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.
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Genesis 5:14
And all the years of Kenan's life were nine hundred and ten; and he came to his end.
Genesis 5:15
And Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Jared:
Genesis 5:16
And after the birth of Jared, Mahalalel went on living for eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:
Genesis 20:7
So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.
Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.
Colossians 4:4
So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.
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Genesis 11:27
These are the generations of Terah: Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
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Genesis 39:20
And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.
1 Kings 19:2
Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
2 Chronicles 16:10
Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, burning with wrath against him because of this thing. And at the same time Asa was cruel to some of the people.
2 Chronicles 18:26
And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.
Proverbs 29:10
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
Jeremiah 37:15
And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Acts 16:24
And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
2 Timothy 2:9
In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
2 Timothy 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.
Hebrews 11:36
And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
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1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to have food and drink, while Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he went down on the earth, putting his face between his knees.
1 Kings 18:43
And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.
1 Kings 18:44
And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.
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2 Chronicles 32:21
And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, put him to death there with the sword.
2 Chronicles 32:24
In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death; and he made prayer to the Lord, and the Lord in answer gave him a sign.
Psalms 18:6
In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms 34:6
This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
Psalms 34:17
The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
Psalms 34:19
Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
Psalms 91:15
When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
Psalms 130:1
A Song of the going up. Out of the deep have I sent up my cry to you, O Lord.
Psalms 130:2
Lord, let my voice come before you: let your ears be awake to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 145:18
The Lord is near all those who give honour to his name; even to all who give honour to him with true hearts.
Psalms 145:20
The Lord will keep all his worshippers from danger; but he will send destruction on all sinners.
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Job 4:12
A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.
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Psalms 11:1
For the chief music-maker. Of David. In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?
Psalms 11:2
See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
Psalms 11:3
If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?
Psalms 11:4
The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.
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Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
Psalms 2:4
Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
Psalms 2:5
Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:
Psalms 2:6
But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 2:10
So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.
Psalms 20:6
Now am I certain that the Lord gives salvation to his king; he will give him an answer from his holy heaven with the strength of salvation in his right hand.
Psalms 46:6
The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.
Psalms 48:4
For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.
Psalms 76:10
The...will give you praise; the rest of...
Psalms 110:5
In the day of his wrath kings will be wounded by the Lord at your right hand.
Luke 13:31
At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.
Luke 23:11
And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.
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Psalms 91:5
You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
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Psalms 91:6
Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.
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Psalms 119:9
BETH How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.
Psalms 119:131
My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
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Psalms 126:1
A Song of the going up. When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.
Jeremiah 50:5
They will be questioning about the way to Zion, with their faces turned in its direction, saying, Come, and be united to the Lord in an eternal agreement which will be kept in mind for ever.
Matthew 5:48
Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
Philippians 1:4
And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,
Colossians 2:5
For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
2 Thessalonians 1:11
For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;
2 Timothy 1:4
Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
Philemon 1:4
I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,
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Psalms 3:5
I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.
Psalms 4:8
I will take my rest on my bed in peace, because you only, Lord, keep me safe.
Psalms 127:2
It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.
Jeremiah 31:26
At this, awaking from my sleep, I saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
Ezekiel 34:25
And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.
Romans 5:6
For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers.
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Proverbs 27:1
Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
James 4:13
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:
James 4:14
When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.
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Isaiah 37:4
It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the people.
Romans 15:30
Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Romans 15:31
So that I may be kept safe from those in Judaea who have not put themselves under the rule of God, and that the help which I am taking for Jerusalem may be pleasing to the saints;
Romans 15:32
So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.
2 Corinthians 9:14
While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.
Philippians 1:19
For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.
2 Thessalonians 3:1
For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;
Hebrews 13:18
Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.
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Daniel 2:17
And Daniel went to his house and gave his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah the news:
Daniel 2:18
So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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Jeremiah 38:13
So pulling Jeremiah up with the cords they got him out of the water-hole: and Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
Jeremiah 38:28
So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.
Daniel 3:15
Now if you are ready, on hearing the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all sorts of instruments, to go down on your faces in worship before the image which I have made, it is well: but if you will not give worship, that same hour you will be put into a burning and flaming fire; and what god is there who will be able to take you out of my hands?
Daniel 3:20
And he gave orders to certain strong men in his army to put cords on Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego and put them into the burning and flaming fire.
Matthew 5:11
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
Matthew 10:18
And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
Acts 4:18
And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.
Acts 8:1
And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.
Acts 9:2
And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Acts 11:19
Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.
Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
Hebrews 11:34
Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.
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Job 27:10
Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
Psalms 4:1
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David. Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
Psalms 6:9
The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.
Isaiah 1:16
Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;
Daniel 9:18
O my God, let your ear be turned and give hearing; let your eyes be open and see how we have been made waste and the town which is named by your name: for we are not offering our prayers before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercies.
Luke 3:26
The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
Luke 18:2
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
Acts 10:4
And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.
Acts 10:31
Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.
1 John 5:14
And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:
1 John 5:15
And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.
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Daniel 6:10
And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.
Matthew 4:24
And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.
Acts 1:24
And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,
Acts 6:6
These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.
Acts 9:40
But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.
Acts 10:9
Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:
Acts 11:5
I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:
Acts 13:19
And having put to destruction seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them the land for their heritage for about four hundred and fifty years.
Acts 14:23
And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
Acts 20:36
And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.
Acts 21:5
And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea,
Acts 28:8
And the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his hands on him, with prayer, and made him well.
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Matthew 24:22
And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.
John 10:9
I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
Acts 3:12
And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?
Acts 4:33
And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.
1 Corinthians 12:26
And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.
Ephesians 2:18
Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.
Revelation 3:8
I have knowledge of your works (see, I have put before you an open door which may be shut by no one), and that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have been true to my name.
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Luke 3:13
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
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Luke 3:14
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
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2 Chronicles 32:20
And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, made prayer because of this, crying out to heaven.
Psalms 145:19
To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.
Isaiah 26:16
Lord, in trouble our eyes have been turned to you, we sent up a prayer when your punishment was on us.
Daniel 9:20
And while I was still saying these words in prayer, and putting my sins and the sins of my people Israel before the Lord, and requesting grace from the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;
Daniel 9:23
At the first word of your prayer a word went out, and I have come to give you knowledge; for you are a man dearly loved: so give thought to the word and let the vision be clear to you.
Matthew 7:7
Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
Luke 3:37
The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
Luke 18:7
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
Romans 8:26
And in the same way the Spirit is a help to our feeble hearts: for we are not able to make prayer to God in the right way; but the Spirit puts our desires into words which are not in our power to say;
2 Corinthians 12:8
And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.
Philippians 4:6
Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.
Hebrews 1:1
In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
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Psalms 18:3
I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
Psalms 18:4
The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
Proverbs 4:18
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Isaiah 1:17
Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.
Mark 14:36
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; take away this cup from me: but even so let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
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.
Luke 18:4
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
Luke 18:6
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
Luke 21:36
But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
John 16:24
Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.
Acts 19:15
And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?
Ephesians 1:16
Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;
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Luke 23:12
And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.
Acts 2:27
For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.
Acts 3:14
But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,
Acts 3:15
And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:
Acts 4:27
For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,
Acts 4:28
To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.
Acts 13:33
Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being.
Revelation 17:12
And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which still have been given no kingdom; but they are given authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
Revelation 17:13
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
Revelation 17:14
These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are named, marked out, and true.
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John 21:18
Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.
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John 21:19
Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.
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Psalms 68:6
Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.
Psalms 107:10
Those who were in the dark, in the black night, in chains of sorrow and iron;
Zechariah 9:11
And as for you, because of the blood of your agreement, I have sent out your prisoners from the deep hole in which there is no water.
Zechariah 9:12
And they will come back to you, O daughter of Zion, as prisoners of hope: today I say to you that I will give you back twice as much;
Matthew 18:10
Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
Acts 2:46
And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,
Acts 12:14
And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside.
Acts 12:16
But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.
Acts 12:18
Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.
Acts 16:27
And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.
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Psalms 65:7
Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.
Psalms 69:33
For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.
Psalms 104:9
You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
Psalms 146:7
Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;
Isaiah 61:1
The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
Matthew 2:13
And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.
Matthew 2:14
So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;
Matthew 2:15
And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.
Acts 5:19
But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
Acts 12:13
And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.
Acts 12:19
And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.
Acts 16:26
And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.
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Matthew 22:6
And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.
Acts 8:3
But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
Acts 9:32
And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.
Acts 14:19
But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.
Acts 22:24
The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.
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Acts 11:30
Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 22:17
And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,
Acts 26:16
But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;
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Jeremiah 37:21
Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
Jeremiah 39:14
And they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.
Jeremiah 39:15
Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,
Luke 21:12
But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.
Luke 21:13
And it will be turned to a witness for you.
John 16:2
They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.
Acts 4:1
And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,
Acts 4:2
Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.
Acts 28:16
And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.
Acts 28:30
And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,
Ephesians 4:1
I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
2 Timothy 1:8
Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
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Isaiah 59:17
Yes, he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and salvation as a head-dress; and he put on punishment as clothing, and wrath as a robe.
Luke 12:35
Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.
2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);
Ephesians 6:14
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;
Ephesians 6:15
Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet;
1 Peter 1:13
So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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1 Corinthians 6:17
But he who is united to the Lord is one spirit.
Hebrews 10:38
But the upright man will be living by his faith; and if he goes back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.
2 Peter 2:22
They are an example of that true saying, The dog has gone back to the food it had put out, and the pig which had been washed to its rolling in the dirty earth.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.
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Romans 13:7
Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
1 Peter 2:13
Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,
1 Peter 2:14
And those of the rulers who are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of those who do well.
1 Peter 2:15
Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:
1 Peter 2:16
As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;
1 Peter 2:17
Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.
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Revelation 8:3
And another angel came and took his place at the altar, having a gold vessel for burning perfume; and there was given to him much perfume, so that he might put it with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar which was before the high seat.
Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the perfume, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
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