Genesis 18:32

18:32 Finally Abraham ¹  said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

Genesis 19:21

19:21 “Very well,” he replied, ²  “I will grant this request too ³  and will not overthrow ⁴  the town you mentioned.

Isaiah 65:24

65:24 Before they even call out, ⁵  I will respond;

while they are still speaking, I will hear.

John 16:23

16:23 At that time ⁶  you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, ⁷  whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. ⁸ 

James 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ⁹ 

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

5:1 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud ¹⁰  over the miseries that are coming on you.

James 5:14-15

5:14 Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint ¹¹  him with oil in the name of the Lord. 5:15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up – and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “And he said, ‘Look, I will grant.’” The order of the clauses has been rearranged for stylistic reasons. The referent of the speaker (“he”) is somewhat ambiguous: It could be taken as the angel to whom Lot has been speaking (so NLT; note the singular references in vv. 18-19), or it could be that Lot is speaking directly to the Lord here. Most English translations leave the referent of the pronoun unspecified and maintain the ambiguity.

³ tn Heb “I have lifted up your face [i.e., shown you favor] also concerning this matter.”

⁴ tn The negated infinitive construct indicates either the consequence of God’s granting the request (“I have granted this request, so that I will not”) or the manner in which he will grant it (“I have granted your request by not destroying”).

⁵ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

⁶ tn Grk “And in that day.”

⁷ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

⁸ sn This statement is also found in John 15:16.

⁹ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”

¹⁰ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”

¹¹ tn Grk “anointing.”

¹² tn Grk “it will be forgiven him.”