Bible Cross References
infirmities
Romans 15:1
We who are strong in the faith ought to help the weak to carry their burdens. We should not please ourselves.
2 Corinthians 12:5-10
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So I will boast about this man---but I will not boast about myself, except the things that show how weak I am.
6
If I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I will not boast, because I do not want any of you to have a higher opinion of me than you have as a result of what you have seen me do and heard me say.
7
But to keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw, I was given a painful physical ailment, which acts as Satan's messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud.
8
Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away.
9
But his answer was: "My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak." I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me.
10
I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Hebrews 4:15
Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin.
Hebrews 5:2
Since he himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes.
for we
Matthew 20:22
"You don't know what you are asking for," Jesus answered the sons. "Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered.
Luke 11:1-13
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One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
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Jesus said to them, "When you pray, say this: 'Father: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come.
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Give us day by day the food we need.
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Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong. And do not bring us to hard testing.' "
5
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Suppose one of you should go to a friend's house at midnight and say, 'Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread.
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A friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food for him!'
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And suppose your friend should answer from inside, 'Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'
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Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.
9
And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
10
For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.
11
Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish?
12
Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
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As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
James 4:3
And when you ask, you do not receive it, because your motives are bad; you ask for things to use for your own pleasures.
but
Romans 8:15
For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, "Father! my Father!"
Psalm 10:17
You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.
Zechariah 12:10
"I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son.
Matthew 10:20
For the words you will speak will not be yours; they will come from the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Galatians 4:6
To show that you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who cries out, "Father, my Father."
Ephesians 2:18
It is through Christ that all of us, Jews and Gentiles, are able to come in the one Spirit into the presence of the Father.
Ephesians 6:18
Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.
Jude 1:20
But you, my friends, keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,
Jude 1:21
and keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life.
with
Romans 7:24
What an unhappy man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death?
Psalm 6:3
and my whole being is deeply troubled. How long, O LORD, will you wait to help me?
Psalm 6:9
he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer.
Psalm 42:1-5
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As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.
2
I thirst for you, the living God. When can I go and worship in your presence?
3
Day and night I cry, and tears are my only food; all the time my enemies ask me, "Where is your God?"
4
My heart breaks when I remember the past, when I went with the crowds to the house of God and led them as they walked along, a happy crowd, singing and shouting praise to God.
5
Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise him, my savior and my God.
Psalm 55:1
Hear my prayer, O God; don't turn away from my plea!
Psalm 55:2
Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries.
Psalm 69:3
I am worn out from calling for help, and my throat is aching. I have strained my eyes, looking for your help.
Psalm 77:1-3
1
I cry aloud to God; I cry aloud, and he hears me.
2
In times of trouble I pray to the Lord; all night long I lift my hands in prayer, but I cannot find comfort.
3
When I think of God, I sigh; when I meditate, I feel discouraged.
Psalm 88:1-3
1
LORD God, my savior, I cry out all day, and at night I come before you.
2
Hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help!
3
So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death.
Psalm 102:5
I groan aloud; I am nothing but skin and bones.
Psalm 102:20
He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die.
Psalm 119:81
I am worn out, LORD, waiting for you to save me; I place my trust in your word.
Psalm 119:82
My eyes are tired from watching for what you promised, while I ask, "When will you help me?"
Psalm 143:4-7
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So I am ready to give up; I am in deep despair.
5
I remember the days gone by; I think about all that you have done, I bring to mind all your deeds.
6
I lift up my hands to you in prayer; like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.
7
Answer me now, LORD! I have lost all hope. Don't hide yourself from me, or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
Luke 22:44
In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
2 Corinthians 5:2
And now we sigh, so great is our desire that our home which comes from heaven should be put on over us;
2 Corinthians 5:4
While we live in this earthly tent, we groan with a feeling of oppression; it is not that we want to get rid of our earthly body, but that we want to have the heavenly one put on over us, so that what is mortal will be transformed by life.
2 Corinthians 12:8
Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away.