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Jeremiah 29:12-13
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (niv)
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Psalms 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 4:7
What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? (niv)
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John 4:24
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” (niv)
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Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.“ If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, (niv)
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1John 3:20-22
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James 4:8
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (niv)
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John 14:23
Jesus replied,“ Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. (niv)
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Matthew 6:5-8
“ And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (niv)
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Psalms 119:2
Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart— (niv)
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Psalms 17:1
Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips. (niv)
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Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. (niv)
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Proverbs 15:8
The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. (niv)
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Psalms 119:151
Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true. (niv)
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Psalms 46:5
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. (niv)
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Isaiah 1:15-16
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. (niv)
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Hosea 7:14
They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail on their beds. They slash themselves, appealing to their gods for grain and new wine, but they turn away from me. (niv)
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1 Kings 18 27-1 Kings 18 28
At noon Elijah began to taunt them.“ Shout louder!” he said.“ Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. (niv)
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Matthew 23:13
“ Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. (niv)
