Bible Concordances
Prayer, Answers to

Torrey's Topical Textbook

• God gives
  Psalm 99:6; 118:5; 138:3

• Christ gives
  John 4:10,14; 14:14

• Christ received
  John 11:42; Hebrews 5:7

• GRANTED
  • Through the grace of God
    Isaiah 30:19
  • Sometimes immediately
    Isaiah 65:24; Daniel 9:21,23; 10:12
  • Sometimes after delay
    Luke 18:7
  • Sometimes differently from our desire
    2 Corinthians 12:8,9
  • Beyond expectation
    Jeremiah 33:3; Ephesians 3:20

• Promised
  Isaiah 58:9; Jeremiah 29:12; Matthew 7:7

• Promised especially in times of trouble
  Psalm 50:15; 91:15

• RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO
  • Seek God
    Psalm 34:4
  • Seek God with all the heart
    Jeremiah 29:12,13
  • Wait upon God
    Psalm 40:1
  • Return to God
    2 Chronicles 7:14; Job 22:23,27
  • Ask in faith
    Matthew 21:21; James 5:15
  • Ask in the name of Christ
    John 14:13
  • Ask according to God's will
    1 John 5:14
  • Call upon God in truth
    Psalm 145:18
  • Fear God
    Psalm 145:19
  • Set their love upon God
    Psalm 91:14,15
  • Keep God's commandments
    1 John 3:22
  • Call upon God under oppression
    Isaiah 19:20
  • Call upon God under affliction
    Psalm 18:6; 106:44; Isaiah 30:19,20
  • Abide in Christ
    John 15:7
  • Humble themselves
    2 Chronicles 7:14; Psalm 9:12
  • Are righteous
    Psalm 34:15; James 5:16
  • Are poor and needy
    Isaiah 41:17

• SAINTS
  • Are assured of
    1 John 5:15
  • Love God for
    Psalm 116:1
  • Bless God for
    Psalm 66:20
  • Praise God for
    Psalm 116:17; 118:21

• A motive for continued prayer
  Psalm 116:2

• DENIED TO THOSE WHO
  • Ask amiss
    James 4:3
  • Regard iniquity in the heart
    Psalm 66:18
  • Live in sin
    Isaiah 59:2; John 9:31
  • Offer unworthy service to God
    Malachi 1:7-9
  • Forsake God
    Jeremiah 14:10,12
  • Reject the call of God
    Proverbs 1:24,25,28
  • Hear not the law
    Proverbs 28:9; Zechariah 7:11-13
  • Are deaf to the cry of the poor
    Proverbs 21:13
  • Are blood shedders
    Isaiah 1:15; 59:3
  • Are idolaters
    Jeremiah 11:11-14; Ezekiel 8:15-18
  • Are wavering
    James 1:6,7
  • Are hypocrites
    Job 27:8,9
  • Are proud
    Job 35:12,13
  • Are self-righteous
    Luke 18:11,12,14
  • Are the enemies of saints
    Psalm 18:40,41
  • Cruelly oppress saints
    Micah 3:2-4

• Exemplified
  • Abraham
    Genesis 17:20
  • Lot
    Genesis 19:19-21
  • Abraham's servant
    Genesis 24:15-27
  • Jacob
    Genesis 32:24-30
  • Israelites
    Exodus 2:23,24
  • Moses
    Exodus 17:4-6,11-13; 32:11-14
  • Samson
    Judges 15:18,19
  • Hannah
    1 Samuel 1:27
  • Samuel
    1 Samuel 7:9
  • Solomon
    1 Kings 3:9,12
  • Man of God
    1 Kings 13:6
  • Elijah
    1 Kings 18:36-38; James 5:17,18
  • Elisha
    2 Kings 4:33-35
  • Jehoahaz
    2 Kings 13:4
  • Hezekiah
    2 Kings 19:20
  • Jabez
    1 Chronicles 4:10
  • Asa
    2 Chronicles 14:11,12
  • Jehoshaphat
    2 Chronicles 20:6-17
  • Manasseh
    2 Chronicles 33:13,19
  • Ezra
    Ezra 8:21-23
  • Nehemiah
    Nehemiah 4:9,15
  • Job
    Job 42:10
  • David
    Psalm 18:6
  • Jeremiah
    Lamentations 3:55,56
  • Daniel
    Daniel 9:20-23
  • Jonah
    Jonah 2:2,10
  • Zacharias
    Luke 1:13
  • Blind man
    Luke 18:38,41-43
  • Thief on the cross
    Luke 23:42,43
  • Apostles
    Acts 4:29-31
  • Cornelius
    Acts 10:4,31
  • The Christians
    Acts 12:5,7
  • Paul and Silas
    Acts 16:25,26
  • Paul
    Acts 28:8

• Refusal of, exemplified
  • Saul
    1 Samuel 28:15
  • Elders of Israel
    Ezekiel 20:3
  • Pharisees
    Matthew 23:14