1 Timothy 2:8

Instructions To Men And Women

⁷ For this reason I was appointed to be an announcer, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the gentiles. (I am telling you the truth. I am not lying.) ⁸ Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. ⁹ Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes,

Be Holy

Lifted Up

O God

Psalm 134:2

Lift up your hands to the Holy Place and bless the LORD.

John 4:21

Jesus told her, "Believe me, dear lady, the hour is coming when you Samaritans will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

Psalm 63:4

So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in your name.

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I'll hide my eyes from you. Even though you pray repeatedly, I won't listen. Your hands are full of blood, your fingers drenched with iniquity."

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want younger widows to remarry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.

Titus 3:8

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their faith in God may devote themselves to good actions. These things are good and helpful to other people.

James 4:8

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

1 Kings 3:11

so God told him:

2 Chronicles 33:11-12

so the LORD brought in the army commanders who worked for the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him in bronze chains, and took him off to Babylon.

Job 16:17

even though violence is not my intention, and my prayer is pure."

Psalm 24:4

The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully.

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD,

Psalm 35:13

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

Psalm 66:18

Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me.

Psalm 130:1-2

I cry to you from the depths, LORD,

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 21:27

What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable how much more when he offers it with vile motives!

Isaiah 58:7-11

Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"

Jeremiah 7:9-10

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear by false gods, burn incense to Baal, follow other gods that you don't know,

Lamentations 3:55-56

I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the Pit,

Jonah 2:1-2

Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the sea creature.

Malachi 1:9-11

"And now, go ahead and implore God by saying, "Be gracious to us.' Will he receive you favorably and accept offerings like that from your hand?" asks the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Matthew 5:22-24

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 6:12

and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

Matthew 6:14-15

Because if you forgive people their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered them, "I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you be able to do what has been done to the fig tree, but you will also say to this mountain, "Be removed and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen.

Mark 11:23-25

I tell all of you with certainty, if anyone says to this mountain, "Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' if he doesn't doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Luke 23:34

Jesus kept saying, "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what they're doing." Then they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.

Luke 23:42-43

Then he went on to plead, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"

Luke 24:50

Later, he led them out as far as Bethany, lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

John 4:23-24

Yet the time is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Indeed, the Father is looking for people like that to worship him.

Acts 7:60

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" After he had said this, he died.

Acts 10:2

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

Acts 10:4

He stared at the angel in terror and asked, "What is it, Lord?"

Acts 10:31

and said, "Cornelius, your prayer has been heard. God has remembered your gifts to the poor,

Acts 21:5

but when our time there came to an end, we left and proceeded on our journey. All of them accompanied us with their wives and children out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed,

1 Corinthians 7:7

I would like everyone to be unmarried, like I am. However, each person has a special gift from God, one this and another that.

Hebrews 10:22

let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

James 1:6-8

But he must ask in faith, without any doubts, for the one who has doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

1 Peter 3:7

In a similar way, you husbands must live with your wives in an understanding manner, as with a most delicate partner. Honor them as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing may interfere with your prayers.

1 John 3:20-22

If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.