Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.

For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.

Dear friend, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

Paul replied, “I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”

Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test.