All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, “‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed’— for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
and were continually in the temple blessing God.
While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,
The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.
And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.
and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.
And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.” And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
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