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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
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And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
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I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
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Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there,
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so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed.
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So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.
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For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
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I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
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I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
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and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength
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he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
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far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
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And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,
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which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
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For this reason I kneel before the Father,
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
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I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
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may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
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and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
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Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
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to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
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And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
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so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
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filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
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Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
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so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
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being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
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and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
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For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
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in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
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And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
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Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
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Rejoice always,
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pray continually,
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give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
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And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—
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for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
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This is good, and pleases God our Savior,
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who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
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Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
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Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
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by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
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let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
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That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
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You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
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When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
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Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
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Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.
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And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
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Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
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The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
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Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
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and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
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This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
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And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
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But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
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Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne.
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The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.