A Sample of Paul’s Prayers, Benedictions, Romans 15:30-33
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I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by
Romans 1:8-10 the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your
prayers to God on my behalf, 31 that I may be delivered from
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem
because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God’s will I
is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your
his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my company. 33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
last succeed in coming to you.
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I give thanks to my God always for you because of the
Romans 15:5-6 grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in
every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all
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May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was
to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any
Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8
who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our
Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called
Romans 15:13 into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may 2 Corinthians 13:7-9
abound in hope. 7
But we pray to God that you may not do wrong—not that
we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do
what is right, though we may seem to have failed. 8 For we
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For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong.
Your restoration is what we pray for.
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Ephesians 1:15-23 saints what is the breadth and length and height and
depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses
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For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of
Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not God.
cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my 20
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly
prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father than all that we ask or think, according to the power at
of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in
revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.
your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the Amen.
hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his
glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the Philippians 1:3-11
immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who 3
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in
believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that
every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,
he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and 5
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first
seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far
day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a
above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and
good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of
above every name that is named, not only in this age but
Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you
also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his
all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers
feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the
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which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my
witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ
Ephesians 3:14-21
Jesus. 9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
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and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth is you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and
named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of
grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory
in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your and praise of God.
hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded
in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the
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Philippians 4:6-7 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to
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pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the
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do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by
knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the
be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which
Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
and increasing in the knowledge of God. 11 May you be
your minds in Christ Jesus.
strengthened with all power, according to his glorious
might, for all endurance and patience with joy, 12 giving
Philippians 4:6-7 thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the
inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us
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do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have
be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus. Colossians 4:2-4
Colossians 1:3-14
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Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with
thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
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may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery
Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may
in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of
this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole
world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does
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We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly
among you, since the day you heard it and understood the mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our
grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and
our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ on your behalf 8 and has made known to us your love
in the Spirit.
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1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
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And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you 2 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you
received the word of God, which you heard from us, you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body
accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
the word of God, which is at work in you believers. 14 For 24
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in
Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4
things from your own countrymen as they did from the
Jews, 15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, 3
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,
and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and
mankind 16 by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
that they might be saved—so as always to fill up the 4
Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches
measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your
last! persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
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For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, 10 as 11
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may
we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you
make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every
face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?
resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, 12 so
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Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord
that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,
Jesus, direct our way to you, 12 and may the Lord make you
and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the
increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as
Lord Jesus Christ.
we do for you, 13 so that he may establish your hearts
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blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the
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coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
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2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our
Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good
hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish
them in every good work and word.
2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
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Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord
may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you,
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and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men.
For not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful. He will
establish you and guard you against the evil one. 4 And we
have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing
and will do the things that we command. 5 May the Lord
direct your hearts to the love of God and to the
steadfastness of Christ.
Philemon 4-7
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I thank my God always when I remember you in my
prayers, 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith that
you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 and
I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective
for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for
the sake of Christ. 7 For I have derived much joy and
comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of
the saints have been refreshed through you.
