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1621 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 948.70 (Matthew Henry)
… agree to ask it of God, from him you shall obtain it.” Prayer must go along with all our endeavours for the conversion of sinners; see James 5:16. Fourthly, The unanimous …
1622 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 950.49 (Matthew Henry)
… answer to this address ( Matthew 20:22, 20:23 ), directed not to the mother, but to the sons that set her on. Though others be our mouth in prayer, the answer will …
1623 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 955.26 (Matthew Henry)
… and prayers of others may now redound to our advantage, yet our own sanctification is indispensably necessary to our own salvation. The just shall live by …
1624 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 956.108 (Matthew Henry)
… undertaking answered, without his drinking of this bitter cup, he desires to be excused; otherwise not. What we cannot do with the securing of our great end …
1625 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 959.52 (Matthew Henry)
… . What to expect from Christ; that according to our faith it shall be to us. His address is not in the form of prayer, yet Christ answered it as a request. Note, Affectionate …
1626 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 972.53 (Matthew Henry)
… to pray, and not to faint, Luke 18:1. Though the answers to our prayers do not come quickly, yet we must renew our requests, and continue instant in prayer; for …
1627 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 975.17 (Matthew Henry)
… with our spirits, and continue instant in prayer. Nor can we expect that the best of our prayers should gain acceptance, and bring in an answer of peace, but through …
1628 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 978.40 (Matthew Henry)
… came to tell us that he has eye-salve for us, which we may have for the asking; that, if our prayer be, Lord, that our eyes may be opened, his answer shall be, Receive …
1629 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 980.6 (Matthew Henry)
… to do to him, he went out to pray; that he might answer the type of David ( Psalms 109:4 ), For my love, they are my adversaries; but I give myself unto prayer. Observe …
1630 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.12 (Matthew Henry)
… encouraged to answer him, by his prayers for them. Those we give instructions to we should put up prayers for and with. He discourses with them,
1631 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 985.18 (Matthew Henry)
… to us. Though the words of our mouth be even this prayer to God, if the meditation of our heart at the same time be, as often it is, malice and revenge to our brethren …
1632 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 985.24 (Matthew Henry)
… at our importunity, but accepts it, especially when it is for spiritual mercies that we are importunate. If he do not answer our prayers presently, yet he will …
1633 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 989.2 (Matthew Henry)
… all our approaches to Christ we must have this in our eye, to hear him; to hear the instructions he gives us, and his answers to our prayers.
1634 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 992.16 (Matthew Henry)
… of prayer at the same place and time ( Luke 18:10 ): Two men went up into the temple (for the temple stood upon a hill) to pray. It was not the hour of public prayer, but …
1635 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 996.36 (Matthew Henry)
… shoulders to the burden, we shall have no reason to complain, whatever he is pleased to lay upon us. David owns this a sufficient answer to his prayer, in the day …
1636 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 997.28 (Matthew Henry)
… as to be pitied and prayed for. This prayer of Christ was answered not long after, when many of those that had a hand in his death were converted by Peter’s preaching …
1637 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1000.17 (Matthew Henry)
… at our prayers. This was the case of the mother of our Lord here, and yet she encourages herself with hope that he will at length give in an answer of peace, to teach …
1638 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1009.82 (Matthew Henry)
… answer it who profanely ridicule it; but that which is especially charged upon us hereby is to lift up our hearts to God in the heavens; what is prayer, but …
1639 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1009.88 (Matthew Henry)
… to have our poor prayers taken notice of. ( b .) We ought to meet the first appearances of the return of prayer with early thanksgivings. As God answers us with …
1640 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1010.74 (Matthew Henry)
… taught, Our Father, hallowed be thy name, this is a comfort to us, that is it an answered prayer; answered to Christ here, and in him to all true believers. (1.) The name …