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Prayer, Answers to
134 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 17:20Torrey Exemplified — Abraham
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 19:19–21Torrey Exemplified — Lot
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: Behold now, this city is near to flee unto,…
- Genesis 24:15–27Torrey Exemplified — Abraham's servant
¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin,…
- Genesis 32:24–30Torrey Exemplified — Jacob
¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.…
- Exodus 2:23Torrey Exemplified — Israelites
¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
- Exodus 2:24Torrey Exemplified — Israelites
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
- Exodus 17:4–6Torrey Exemplified — Moses
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river,…
- Exodus 17:11–13Torrey Exemplified — Moses
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands,…
- Exodus 32:11–14Torrey Exemplified — Moses
And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief…
- Judges 15:18Torrey Exemplified — Samson
¶ And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
- Judges 15:19Torrey Exemplified — Samson
But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
- 1 Samuel 1:27Torrey Exemplified — Hannah
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
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- 1 Samuel 7:9 Torrey Exemplified — Samuel
- 1 Samuel 28:15 Torrey Refusal of, exemplified — Saul
- 1 Kings 3:9 Torrey Exemplified — Solomon
- 1 Kings 3:12 Torrey Exemplified — Solomon
- 1 Kings 13:6 Torrey Exemplified — Man of God
- 1 Kings 18:36–38 Torrey Exemplified — Elijah
- 2 Kings 4:33–35 Torrey Exemplified — Elisha
- 2 Kings 13:4 Torrey Exemplified — Jehoahaz
- 2 Kings 19:20 Torrey Exemplified — Hezekiah
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 Torrey Exemplified — Jabez
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Return to God
- 2 Chronicles 14:11 Torrey Exemplified — Asa
- 2 Chronicles 14:12 Torrey Exemplified — Asa
- 2 Chronicles 20:6–17 Torrey Exemplified — Jehoshaphat
- 2 Chronicles 33:13 Torrey Exemplified — Manasseh
- 2 Chronicles 33:19 Torrey Exemplified — Manasseh
- Ezra 8:21–23 Torrey Exemplified — Ezra
- Nehemiah 4:9 Torrey Exemplified — Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 4:15 Torrey Exemplified — Nehemiah
- Job 22:23 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Return to God
- Job 22:27 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Return to God
- Job 27:8 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are hypocrites
- Job 27:9 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are hypocrites
- Job 35:12 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are proud
- Job 35:13 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are proud
- Job 42:10 Torrey Exemplified — Job
- Psalms 9:12 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Humble themselves
- Psalms 18:6 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Call upon God under affliction
- Psalms 18:40 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are the enemies of saints
- Psalms 18:41 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are the enemies of saints
- Psalms 34:4 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Seek God
- Psalms 34:15 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Are righteous
- Psalms 40:1 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Wait upon God
- Psalms 50:15 Torrey Promised especially in times of trouble
- Psalms 66:18 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Regard iniquity in the heart
- Psalms 66:20 Torrey SAINTS — Bless God for
- Psalms 91:14 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Set their love upon God
- Psalms 91:15 Torrey Promised especially in times of trouble
- Psalms 99:6 Torrey God gives
- Psalms 106:44 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Call upon God under affliction
- Psalms 116:1 Torrey SAINTS — Love God for
- Psalms 116:2 Torrey A motive for continued prayer
- Psalms 116:17 Torrey SAINTS — Praise God for
- Psalms 118:5 Torrey God gives
- Psalms 118:21 Torrey SAINTS — Praise God for
- Psalms 138:3 Torrey God gives
- Psalms 145:18 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Call upon God in truth
- Psalms 145:19 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Fear God
- Proverbs 1:24 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Reject the call of God
- Proverbs 1:25 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Reject the call of God
- Proverbs 1:28 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Reject the call of God
- Proverbs 21:13 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are deaf to the cry of the poor
- Proverbs 28:9 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Hear not the law
- Isaiah 1:15 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are blood shedders
- Isaiah 19:20 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Call upon God under oppression
- Isaiah 30:19 Torrey GRANTED — Through the grace of God
- Isaiah 30:20 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Call upon God under affliction
- Isaiah 41:17 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Are poor and needy
- Isaiah 58:9 Torrey Promised
- Isaiah 59:2 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Live in sin
- Isaiah 59:3 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are blood shedders
- Isaiah 65:24 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes immediately
- Jeremiah 11:11–14 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are idolaters
- Jeremiah 14:10 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Forsake God
- Jeremiah 14:12 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Forsake God
- Jeremiah 29:12 Torrey Promised
- Jeremiah 29:13 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Seek God with all the heart
- Jeremiah 33:3 Torrey GRANTED — Beyond expectation
- Lamentations 3:55 Torrey Exemplified — Jeremiah
- Lamentations 3:56 Torrey Exemplified — Jeremiah
- Ezekiel 8:15–18 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are idolaters
- Ezekiel 20:3 Torrey Refusal of, exemplified — Elders of Israel
- Daniel 9:20–23 Torrey Exemplified — Daniel
- Daniel 9:21 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes immediately
- Daniel 9:23 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes immediately
- Daniel 10:12 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes immediately
- Jonah 2:2 Torrey Exemplified — Jonah
- Jonah 2:10 Torrey Exemplified — Jonah
- Micah 3:2–4 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Cruelly oppress saints
- Zechariah 7:11–13 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Hear not the law
- Malachi 1:7–9 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Offer unworthy service to God
- Matthew 7:7 Torrey Promised
- Matthew 21:21 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Ask in faith
- Matthew 23:14 Torrey Refusal of, exemplified — Pharisees
- Luke 1:13 Torrey Exemplified — Zacharias
- Luke 18:7 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes after delay
- Luke 18:11 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are self-righteous
- Luke 18:12 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are self-righteous
- Luke 18:14 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are self-righteous
- Luke 18:38 Torrey Exemplified — Blind man
- Luke 18:41–43 Torrey Exemplified — Blind man
- Luke 23:42 Torrey Exemplified — Thief on the cross
- Luke 23:43 Torrey Exemplified — Thief on the cross
- John 4:10 Torrey Christ gives
- John 4:14 Torrey Christ gives
- John 9:31 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Live in sin
- John 11:42 Torrey Christ received
- John 14:13 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Ask in the name of Christ
- John 14:14 Torrey Christ gives
- John 15:7 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Abide in Christ
- Acts 4:29–31 Torrey Exemplified — Apostles
- Acts 10:4 Torrey Exemplified — Cornelius
- Acts 10:31 Torrey Exemplified — Cornelius
- Acts 12:5 Torrey Exemplified — The Christians
- Acts 12:7 Torrey Exemplified — The Christians
- Acts 16:25 Torrey Exemplified — Paul and Silas
- Acts 16:26 Torrey Exemplified — Paul and Silas
- Acts 28:8 Torrey Exemplified — Paul
- 2 Corinthians 12:8 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes differently from our desire
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Torrey GRANTED — Sometimes differently from our desire
- Ephesians 3:20 Torrey GRANTED — Beyond expectation
- Hebrews 5:7 Torrey Christ received
- James 1:6 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are wavering
- James 1:7 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Are wavering
- James 4:3 Torrey DENIED TO THOSE WHO — Ask amiss
- James 5:15 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Ask in faith
- James 5:16 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Are righteous
- James 5:17 Torrey Exemplified — Elijah
- James 5:18 Torrey Exemplified — Elijah
- 1 John 3:22 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Keep God's commandments
- 1 John 5:14 Torrey RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO — Ask according to God's will
- 1 John 5:15 Torrey SAINTS — Are assured of
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 139 references, grouped by sub-topic
- God gives Ps 99:6; 118:5; 138:3
- Christ gives Joh 4:10,14; 14:14
- Christ received Joh 11:42; Heb 5:7
- GRANTED
- Promised Isa 58:9; Jer 29:12; Mt 7:7
- Promised especially in times of trouble Ps 50:15; 91:15
- RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO
- Seek God Ps 34:4
- Seek God with all the heart Jer 29:12,13
- Wait upon God Ps 40:1
- Return to God 2Ch 7:14; Job 22:23,27
- Ask in faith Mt 21:21; Jas 5:15
- Ask in the name of Christ Joh 14:13
- Ask according to God's will 1Jo 5:14
- Call upon God in truth Ps 145:18
- Fear God Ps 145:19
- Set their love upon God Ps 91:14,15
- Keep God's commandments 1Jo 3:22
- Call upon God under oppression Isa 19:20
- Call upon God under affliction Ps 18:6; 106:44; Isa 30:19,20
- Abide in Christ Joh 15:7
- Humble themselves 2Ch 7:14; Ps 9:12
- Are righteous Ps 34:15; Jas 5:16
- Are poor and needy Isa 41:17
- SAINTS
- A motive for continued prayer Ps 116:2
- DENIED TO THOSE WHO
- Ask amiss Jas 4:3
- Regard iniquity in the heart Ps 66:18
- Live in sin Isa 59:2; Joh 9:31
- Offer unworthy service to God Mal 1:7-9
- Forsake God Jer 14:10,12
- Reject the call of God Pr 1:24,25,28
- Hear not the law Pr 28:9; Zec 7:11-13
- Are deaf to the cry of the poor Pr 21:13
- Are blood shedders Isa 1:15; 59:3
- Are idolaters Jer 11:11-14; Eze 8:15-18
- Are wavering Jas 1:6,7
- Are hypocrites Job 27:8,9
- Are proud Job 35:12,13
- Are self-righteous Lu 18:11,12,14
- Are the enemies of saints Ps 18:40,41
- Cruelly oppress saints Mic 3:2-4
- Exemplified
- Abraham Ge 17:20
- Lot Ge 19:19-21
- Abraham's servant Ge 24:15-27
- Jacob Ge 32:24-30
- Israelites Ex 2:23,24
- Moses Ex 17:4-6,11-13; 32:11-14
- Samson Jud 15:18,19
- Hannah 1Sa 1:27
- Samuel 1Sa 7:9
- Solomon 1Ki 3:9,12
- Man of God 1Ki 13:6
- Elijah 1Ki 18:36-38; Jas 5:17,18
- Elisha 2Ki 4:33-35
- Jehoahaz 2Ki 13:4
- Hezekiah 2Ki 19:20
- Jabez 1Ch 4:10
- Asa 2Ch 14:11,12
- Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:6-17
- Manasseh 2Ch 33:13,19
- Ezra Ezr 8:21-23
- Nehemiah Ne 4:9,15
- Job Job 42:10
- David Ps 18:6
- Jeremiah La 3:55,56
- Daniel Da 9:20-23
- Jonah Jon 2:2,10
- Zacharias Lu 1:13
- Blind man Lu 18:38,41-43
- Thief on the cross Lu 23:42,43
- Apostles Ac 4:29-31
- Cornelius Ac 10:4,31
- The Christians Ac 12:5,7
- Paul and Silas Ac 16:25,26
- Paul Ac 28:8
- Refusal of, exemplified
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.