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Every list in one place: supposed contradictions, misused verses, prophecies, names, parables, creeds, and the rest. With no section picked you see all of them. Pick one or more sections to narrow it, then filter by words, verse, kind, or tag. Unroll a row for the answer.
Looking for a word? The Glossary has its own page, and so does The Covenants with its teaching.
Well-known prayers in the Bible, from Hannah to in Acts, including the Jesus taught. Find the one you are looking for and see what was being asked.
Abraham for Sodom
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Abraham stands before the LORD and asks how many righteous people it would take to spare the city.
Jacob at the Jabbok
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Jacob prays God's own promise back to Him on the night he fears Esau.
Moses for Israel
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After the golden calf, Moses asks God to turn from His burning anger.
Show Me Your Glory
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Moses asks to see God's glory. He is shown God's back, and God proclaims His name.
Hannah
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A woman who could not have children asks for a son and gives him back to God. Her song is her second .
Solomon at the Temple
The long at the dedication of the temple: hear from heaven when they pray toward the temple.
Hezekiah and the Letter
He spreads Sennacherib's letter out before the LORD and asks to be saved.
Psalm 51
David's after Nathan the prophet confronted him about Bathsheba.
Psalm 22
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“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” A of David, and the prayer Jesus cried from .
Elijah on Carmel
A short at the altar: answer me, so that this people will know You are God.
Jonah from the Fish
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A psalm from the deep: “Salvation is from the LORD!”
Daniel's Confession
Daniel confesses the sins of his people and asks God to act for His own sake.
Habakkuk Waits
A that holds on to joy even if the crops fail.
The Lord's Prayer
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The pattern: Father, name, kingdom, and will come first. Then bread, debts, and danger.
The Prayer of John 17
The night of the supper. He prays for Himself, for the eleven, and for all who will believe.
Gethsemane
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“Abba, Father… Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
Prayers from the Cross
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“Father, forgive them.” “Why have You forsaken Me?” “Into Your hands.”
The Church Asks for Boldness
After the council threatens them, they ask for boldness, not for a quiet life.
Stephen
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“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”
Paul for the Ephesians
He kneels before the Father and asks that they be strengthened with power in their inner being.
Paul's Thorn
Three times he asks for it to leave. The answer is , and the thorn stays.