Verse 2

And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.

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  • Rom 15:31 : 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
  • 2 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • Deut 32:20 : 20 He said: I will hide My face from them; I will see what their end will be, for they are a perverse generation, children in whom there is no faithfulness.
  • Matt 17:17 : 17 Then Jesus answered, 'O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.'
  • Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
  • Luke 18:8 : 8 I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
  • Acts 13:45 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.
  • Acts 14:2 : 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and turned them against the brothers.
  • Acts 17:5 : 5 But the Jews, becoming jealous, gathered some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and caused an uproar in the city. They attacked Jason's house, seeking to bring Paul and Silas out to the assembly.
  • Acts 28:24 : 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others did not believe.
  • Rom 10:16 : 16 But not all have obeyed the Gospel. For Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed our message?'
  • 1 Thess 2:18 : 18 For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan hindered us.
  • 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus merely from a human point of view, what benefit is that to me? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
  • 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us,
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully made and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
  • John 2:23-25 : 23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many believed in His name when they saw the signs He was performing. 24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.