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pray

Meaning of “pray”

Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

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313 occurrences306 verses43 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:13

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2 Timothy 4:16
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
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1611 witness · 2 Timothy 4:16 · retained source text

At my first answere no man stood with mee, but all men forsooke mee: I pray God that it may not bee laid to their charge.

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