Luke 11:1
Instructions on Prayer
11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Luke 20:47
20:47 They
devour
widows’ property,
and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”
Proverbs 28:9
28:9 The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law,
even his prayer is an abomination.
Isaiah 1:15
1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,
I look the other way;
when you offer your many prayers,
I do not listen,
because your hands are covered with blood.
Matthew 6:5-6
Private Prayer
6:5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.
6:6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 23:14
23:14 [[EMPTY]]
Mark 12:40
12:40 They
devour widows’ property,
and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”
Acts 9:11
9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’
and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
Romans 10:2-3
10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God,
but their zeal is not in line with the truth.
10:3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.