Intercession
168 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
63 sections
- Abigail for Nabal
- Additional Instances of Abraham's Servant, in Behalf of his Master
- Additional Instances of Amos, for Israel
- Additional Instances of Asaph, for the Congregation
- Additional Instances of David, for Israel
- Additional Instances of Ezra, for Israel
- Additional Instances of for Israel
- Additional Instances of for Miriam
- Additional Instances of for Paul, by the Congregations
- Additional Instances of in Behalf of Abimelech
- Additional Instances of in Behalf of Sodom
- Additional Instances of Jacob, in Behalf of his Children
- Additional Instances of Jeremiah, for Israel
- Additional Instances of Korah, for the Congregation
- Additional Instances of Moses, in Behalf of Pharaoh
- Additional Instances of Nehemiah, in Behalf of Judah and Jerusalem
- Additional Instances of Onesiphorus
- Additional Instances of Others, Who Sought Jesus in Behalf of Afflicted People
- Additional Instances of Parents, for Their Epileptic Son
- Additional Instances of Paul, for God's People
- Additional Instances of Solomon, for Israel
- Additional Instances of The Disciples, in Behalf of Peter's Mother-In-Law
- Additional Instances of The Syro-Phoenician Woman, for Her Daughter
- Answered for the plague of darkness
- Answered for the plague of flies
- Answered for the plague of frogs to be abated
- Answered for the plague of locusts
- Answered for the plague of rain, thunder, and hail
- Answered in Behalf of Aaron, on Account of his Sin in Making the Golden Calf
- Answered of Elijah, for Raising the Son of the Hospitable Widow from the Dead
- Answered of Elisha, for Raising the Son of the Shunammite Woman from the Dead
- Answered of Isaiah, in Behalf of Hezekiah and the People, to be Delivered from Sennacherib
- Answered of Samuel, for Deliverance from the Oppressions of the Philistines
- Answered: After the Complaining of the People
- Answered: After the Israelites had Made the Golden Calf
- Answered: During the Battle with the Amalekites
- Answered: That Miriam's Leprosy Might be Healed
- Answered: That the Plague of the Fiery Serpents Would Stop
- Answered: The Prophet of Israel, for the Restoration of Jeroboam's Withered Hand
- Answered: when the Fire of the Lord Consumed the People
- Answered: when the People Complained on Account of the Report of the Spies
- Ebed-Melech for Jeremiah
- Elisha offers to See the King for the Shunammite Woman
- Exemplified
- Intercessional Influence of the Righteous
- Joab for Absalom
- Jonathan for David
- Judah for Joseph
- Paul for Onesimus
- Pharaoh's Chief Baker for Joseph
- Reuben for Joseph
- Solicited by Daniel, of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
- Solicited by Darius, of the Jews
- Solicited by Hezekiah, of Isaiah
- Solicited by Israel, of Samuel
- Solicited by Jeroboam, of a Prophet
- Solicited by Paul, of the Congregations
- Solicited by Pharaoh, of Moses
- Solicited by Simon Magus, of Peter
- Solicited by Zedekiah, of Jeremiah
- Solicited: And by Johanan
- Solicited: And by the Israelites
- The King of Syria for Naaman
Abigail for Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:23–35 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. …
Additional Instances of Abraham's Servant, in Behalf of his Master
- Genesis 24:12 “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
Additional Instances of Amos, for Israel
- Amos 7:2–6 And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” …
Additional Instances of Asaph, for the Congregation
- Psalm 80:1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Psalm 83:1 O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Additional Instances of David, for Israel
- 2 Samuel 24:17 When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
Additional Instances of Ezra, for Israel
- Ezra 9:5–15 At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God, …
Additional Instances of for Israel
- Numbers 16:20–22 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, …
- Numbers 21:7 Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
- Deuteronomy 33:6–17 Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.” …
- Psalm 106:23 So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
Additional Instances of for Miriam
- Numbers 12:13–15 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!” …
Additional Instances of for Paul, by the Congregations
- Acts 14:26 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
- Acts 15:40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Additional Instances of in Behalf of Abimelech
- Genesis 20:17–18 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children — …
Additional Instances of in Behalf of Sodom
- Genesis 18:23–32 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? …
Additional Instances of Jacob, in Behalf of his Children
- Genesis 49:1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
Additional Instances of Jeremiah, for Israel
- Jeremiah 14:7–22 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. …
Additional Instances of Korah, for the Congregation
- Psalm 85:1–7 You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. …
Additional Instances of Moses, in Behalf of Pharaoh
- Exodus 8:12–13 After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh. …
- Exodus 8:30–31 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD, …
- Exodus 9:33 Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
- Exodus 10:18–19 So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD. …
Additional Instances of Nehemiah, in Behalf of Judah and Jerusalem
- Nehemiah 1:4–9 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven. …
Additional Instances of Onesiphorus
- 2 Timothy 1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- 2 Timothy 1:18 May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
Additional Instances of Others, Who Sought Jesus in Behalf of Afflicted People
- Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- Matthew 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
- Matthew 15:30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
- Matthew 17:14–18 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. …
- Mark 1:32 That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,
- Mark 2:3 Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
- Luke 5:18–20 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, …
- John 4:47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
- John 4:49 “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
Additional Instances of Parents, for Their Epileptic Son
- Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
- Mark 9:17–27 Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. …
Additional Instances of Paul, for God's People
- Acts 20:32 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
Additional Instances of Solomon, for Israel
- 1 Kings 8:29–53 May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. …
Additional Instances of The Disciples, in Behalf of Peter's Mother-In-Law
- Luke 4:38–39 After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf, …
Additional Instances of The Syro-Phoenician Woman, for Her Daughter
- Matthew 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
Answered for the plague of darkness
- Exodus 10:21–23 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt — a palpable darkness.” …
Answered for the plague of flies
- Exodus 8:30–32 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD, …
Answered for the plague of frogs to be abated
- Exodus 8:12 After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.
- Exodus 8:15 When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Answered for the plague of locusts
- Exodus 10:16–20 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. …
Answered for the plague of rain, thunder, and hail
- Exodus 9:27–35 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. …
Answered in Behalf of Aaron, on Account of his Sin in Making the Golden Calf
- Deuteronomy 9:20 The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.
Answered of Elijah, for Raising the Son of the Hospitable Widow from the Dead
- 1 Kings 17:20–23 Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” …
Answered of Elisha, for Raising the Son of the Shunammite Woman from the Dead
- 2 Kings 4:33–36 So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. …
Answered of Isaiah, in Behalf of Hezekiah and the People, to be Delivered from Sennacherib
- 2 Kings 19:1 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Answered of Samuel, for Deliverance from the Oppressions of the Philistines
- 1 Samuel 7:5–14 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.” …
Answered: After the Complaining of the People
- Exodus 33:15–17 “If Your Presence does not go with us,” Moses replied, “do not lead us up from here. …
Answered: After the Israelites had Made the Golden Calf
- Exodus 32:11–14 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? …
- Exodus 32:31–34 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. …
- Deuteronomy 9:18–29 Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and …
- Deuteronomy 10:10 I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you.
- Psalm 106:23 So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
Answered: During the Battle with the Amalekites
- Exodus 17:11–14 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. …
Answered: That Miriam's Leprosy Might be Healed
- Numbers 12:13 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”
Answered: That the Plague of the Fiery Serpents Would Stop
- Numbers 21:4–9 Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey …
Answered: The Prophet of Israel, for the Restoration of Jeroboam's Withered Hand
- 1 Kings 13:1–6 Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. …
Answered: when the Fire of the Lord Consumed the People
- Numbers 11:1–2 Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. …
Answered: when the People Complained on Account of the Report of the Spies
- Numbers 14:11–20 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? …
Ebed-Melech for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 38:7–13 Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, …
Elisha offers to See the King for the Shunammite Woman
- 2 Kings 4:13 and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
Exemplified
- Genesis 48:15–20 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, …
- Exodus 32:31–32 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. …
- Exodus 34:9 “O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”
- Numbers 10:35–36 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.” …
- Numbers 27:16–17 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation …
- Joshua 7:7–26 “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan! …
- Judges 5:31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Ruth 2:12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- 1 Samuel 1:17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
- 1 Samuel 12:23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
- 2 Samuel 24:17 When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
- 1 Kings 8:29 May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
- 1 Kings 8:38–39 then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make— each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— …
- 1 Kings 8:44–45 When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, …
- 1 Chronicles 29:18–19 O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You. …
- 2 Chronicles 6:40–41 Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. …
- 2 Chronicles 30:18–19 A large number of the people— many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun— had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who …
- Psalm 7:9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
- Psalm 12:1 Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
- Psalm 20:1–4 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. …
- Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
- Psalm 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
- Psalm 36:10 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
- Psalm 51:18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalm 80:1–2 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth …
- Psalm 80:14–15 Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine— …
- Psalm 80:17 Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
- Psalm 80:19 Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- Psalm 122:7–8 May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.” …
- Psalm 125:4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
- Psalm 132:8–10 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. …
- Psalm 134:3 May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
- Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
- Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
- Isaiah 63:17–19 Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. …
- Isaiah 64:8–12 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. …
- Jeremiah 18:20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
- Ezekiel 9:8 While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
- Ezekiel 11:13 Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
- Daniel 9:3–19 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. …
- Joel 2:17 Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among …
- Micah 7:14 Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- Acts 7:60 Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 8:15 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 1:9 God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
- Romans 10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
- 1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- 2 Corinthians 9:14 And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
- 2 Corinthians 13:7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong — not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
- Galatians 1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
- Galatians 6:16 Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
- Ephesians 1:15–19 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, …
- Ephesians 3:14–19 ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, …
- Philippians 1:3–5 I thank my God every time I remember you. …
- Philippians 1:9–10 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, …
- Colossians 1:3–4 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, …
- Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- Colossians 2:1–2 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face, …
- Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12–13 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows, …
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11 To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, …
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- 2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
- 2 Timothy 1:18 May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
- 2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
- 2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
- Philemon 4–6 I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, …
- Hebrews 13:20–21 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, …
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
Intercessional Influence of the Righteous
- Genesis 18:26 So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
- Genesis 18:29–30 Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.” …
- Genesis 18:32 Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
- Genesis 19:22 Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
- Genesis 26:4–5 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, …
- Genesis 26:24 and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
- 1 Kings 11:12–13 Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. …
- 1 Kings 11:34 Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.
- 1 Kings 15:4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
- 2 Kings 8:19 Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- 2 Chronicles 21:7 Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- Psalm 103:17–18 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children — …
- Isaiah 37:35 ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- Jeremiah 5:1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
- Ezekiel 14:14 then even if these three men— Noah, Daniel, and Job— were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 14:16 then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.
- Ezekiel 14:18 then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.
- Ezekiel 14:20 then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
- Matthew 24:22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
- Romans 11:27–28 And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” …
- Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Revelation 8:3–4 Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. …
Joab for Absalom
- 2 Samuel 14:1–24 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. …
Jonathan for David
- 1 Samuel 19:1–7 Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David, …
Judah for Joseph
- Genesis 37:26–27 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? …
Paul for Onesimus
- Philemon 10–21 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains. …
Pharaoh's Chief Baker for Joseph
- Genesis 41:9–13 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures. …
- Genesis 40:14 But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
Reuben for Joseph
- Genesis 37:21–22 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said. …
Solicited by Daniel, of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
- Daniel 2:17–18 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, …
Solicited by Darius, of the Jews
- Ezra 6:10 Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
Solicited by Hezekiah, of Isaiah
- 2 Kings 19:1–4 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. …
Solicited by Israel, of Samuel
- 1 Samuel 12:19 They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
Solicited by Jeroboam, of a Prophet
- 1 Kings 13:6 Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
Solicited by Paul, of the Congregations
- Romans 15:30–32 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. …
- 2 Corinthians 1:11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
- Ephesians 6:19–20 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel, …
- 1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brothers, pray for us as well.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
- Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Solicited by Pharaoh, of Moses
- Exodus 8:8 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
- Exodus 8:28 Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
- Exodus 9:28 Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
- Exodus 10:17 Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
- Exodus 12:32 Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”
Solicited by Simon Magus, of Peter
- Acts 8:24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
Solicited by Zedekiah, of Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 37:3 Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
Solicited: And by Johanan
- Jeremiah 42:1–6 Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached …
Solicited: And by the Israelites
- Numbers 21:7 Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.
The King of Syria for Naaman
- 2 Kings 5:6–8 And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” …
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Intercession of Man with GodIntercession for AdonijahIntercession for SolomonIntercession of Man with ManIntercessory PrayerObsequiousness
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.