Romans 15:30-32

15:30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ¹  through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf. 15:31 Pray ²  that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 15:32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

Romans 15:2

15:2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

Colossians 1:11

1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of ³  all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Philippians 1:19

1:19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance ⁴  through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

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. ⁵ 

¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

² tn Verses 30-31 form one long sentence in the Greek but have been divided into two distinct sentences for clarity in English.

³ tn The expression “for the display of” is an attempt to convey in English the force of the Greek preposition εἰς (eis) in this context.

⁴ tn Or “salvation.” Deliverance from prison (i.e., release) is probably what Paul has in view here, although some take this as a reference to his ultimate release from the body, i.e., dying and being with Christ (v. 23).

⁵ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”