First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,

Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’

And the demonic spirits begged him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.”

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.

They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.

But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.

So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!”