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Chapter 1. MATTHEW. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;

knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; and the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks it will be opened, and what follows. LUKE. And he also told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart, saying; There was a judge in a certain city, and the rest. LUKE. But watch yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly. For like a trap 31.785 it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Be watchful, therefore, at all times praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man. TO THE COLOSSIANS. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 1 THESSALONIANS. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing. That one ought to give thanks to God first even for those things for the daily need of the body, and so to partake. Chapter 2. MATTHEW. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, giving thanks, he broke and gave them to his disciples; and the disciples to the crowd. ACTS. And when he had said these things, and taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 1 TIMOTHY. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. That one ought not to babble when praying by asking for corruptible and unworthy things of the Lord. Chapter 3. MATTHEW. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, therefore; for your heavenly Father knows what you need before you ask him. LUKE. And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink; and do not be of anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek. But your Father knows that you need these things. How one ought to pray, and in what state of soul. Chapter 4. MATTHEW. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, and what follows. MATTHEW. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. MARK. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone. 1 TIMOTHY. I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger and quarreling. That we ought to pray for one another, and for those who preside over the word of truth. Chapter 5. LUKE. And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. TO THE EPHESIANS. praying at all times in the Spirit, and to that end 31.788 keeping alert always with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that a word may not be given in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak. 2 THESSALONIANS. Finally, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored everywhere, just as also among you. That one ought also to pray for enemies. Chapter 6. MATTHEW. Pray for those who abuse you and persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. That a man ought not to pray or prophesy with his head covered, nor a woman with her head uncovered. Chapter 7. 1 CORINTHIANS. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of a wife is her husband; and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, and what follows. DEFINITION 57. That one ought not to be arrogant about oneself in the

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Κεφάλ. αʹ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζη τεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε·

κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν. Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει· καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει· καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Ἔλεγε δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς, πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι, καὶ μὴ ἐκ κακεῖν, λέγων· Κριτὴς ἦν ἔν τινι πόλει, καὶ τὰ λοιπά. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Προσέχετε δὲ ἑαυτοῖς, μή ποτε βαρυνθῶσιν ὑμῶν αἱ καρδίαι ἐν κραιπάλῃ, καὶ μέθῃ, καὶ μερίμναις βιωτικαῖς, καὶ αἰφνιδίως ἐφ' ὑμᾶς ἐπιστῇ ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη. Ὡς παγὶς γὰρ 31.785 ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς. Ἀγρυπνεῖτε οὖν, ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ δεόμενοι, ἵνα καταξιωθῆτε ἐκφυγεῖν πάντα τὰ μέλλοντα γενέσθαι, καὶ σταθῆναι ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛ. Τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτερεῖτε, γρηγοροῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ. ΠΡΟΣ ΘΕΣΣ. αʹ. Πάντοτε χαίρετε, ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε. Ὅτι δεῖ καὶ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν τῶν πρὸς τὴν καθημερινὴν χρείαν τοῦ σώματος εὐχαριστεῖν πρότερον τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ οὕτω μεταλαμβάνειν. Κεφάλ. βʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Καὶ λαβὼν τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους, καὶ τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας, εὐχαριστήσας, ἔκλασε καὶ ἔδωκε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ τῷ ὄχλῳ. ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ. Εἰπὼν δὲ ταῦτα, καὶ λαβὼν ἄρ τον, ηὐχαρίστησε τῷ Θεῷ ἐνώπιον πάντων, καὶ κλάσας, ἤρξατο ἐσθίειν. ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜ. αʹ. Πᾶν κτίσμα Θεοῦ καλὸν, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀπόβλητον, μετὰ εὐχαριστίας λαμβανόμενον. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ βαττολογεῖν προσευχόμενον ἐν τῷ φθαρ τὰ καὶ ἀνάξια τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτεῖν. Κεφάλ. γ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Προσευχόμενοι δὲ, μὴ βαττολο γήσητε, ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί. ∆οκοῦσι γὰρ, ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται. Μὴ οὖν ὁμοιωθῆτε αὐτοῖς· οἶδε γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐ ράνιος, ὧν χρείαν ἔχετε, πρὸ τοῦ ὑμᾶς αἰτῆσαι αὐτόν. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε, καὶ τί πίητε· καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε. Πάντα γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου ἐπιζητεῖ. Ὑμῶν δὲ ὁ Πατὴρ οἶδεν ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων. Πῶς δεῖ προσεύχεσθαι, καὶ ἐν ποίᾳ τῆς ψυχῆς κα ταστάσει. Κεφάλ. δʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Ζητεῖτε δὲ πρῶτον τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ. ΜΑΡΚΟΣ. Ὅταν στήκητε προσευχόμενοι, ἀφίετε εἴ τι ἔχετε κατά τινος. ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜ. αʹ. Βούλομαι οὖν προσεύχεσθαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, ἐπαί ροντας ὁσίας χεῖρας, χωρὶς ὀργῆς καὶ διαλογι σμῶν. Ὅτι δεῖ προσεύχεσθαι ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων, καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν προεστώτων τοῦ λόγου τῆς ἀληθείας. Κεφάλ. εʹ. ΛΟΥΚΑΣ. Εἶπε δὲ ὁ Κύριος· Σίμων, Σίμων, ἰδοὺ ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐξῃτήσατο ὑμᾶς, τοῦ σινιάσαι ὡς τὸν σῖτον· ἐγὼ δὲ ἐδεήθην περὶ σοῦ, ἵνα μὴ ἐκλίπῃ ἡ πίστις σου. ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣ. Προσευχό μενοι ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ ἐν πνεύματι, καὶ εἰς αὐτὸ 31.788 ἀγρυπνοῦντες πάντοτε ἐν πάσῃ προσκαρτερήσει καὶ δεήσει, περὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, καὶ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ, ἵνα μὴ δοθῇ λόγος ἐν ἀνοίξει τοῦ στόματός μου ἐν παῤῥησίᾳ, γνωρίσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου, ὑπὲρ οὗ πρεσβεύω ἐν ἁλύσει, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ παῤῥησιάσωμαι ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι. ΠΡΟΣ ΘΕΣΣ. βʹ. Τὸ λοιπὸν προσεύχεσθε περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου τρέχῃ καὶ δοξά ζηται ἐν παντὶ, καθὼς καὶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς. Ὅτι δεῖ καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐχθρῶν προσεύχεσθαι. Κεφάλ. ʹ. ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ. Προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεα ζόντων ὑμᾶς, καὶ διωκόντων ὑμᾶς, ὅπως γένησθε υἱοὶ τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ ἄνδρα κεκαλυμμένον προσεύχεσθαι, ἢ προφητεύειν, οὔτε γυναῖκα ἀκατακάλυπτον. Κεφάλ. ζʹ. ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡ. αʹ. Θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι, ὅτι παν τὸς ἀνδρὸς ἡ κεφαλὴ ὁ Χριστός ἐστι· κεφαλὴ δὲ γυναικὸς ὁ ἀνήρ· κεφαλὴ δὲ Χριστοῦ ὁ Θεός. Πᾶς ἀνὴρ προσευχόμενος ἢ προφητεύων, κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἔχων, καταισχύνει τὴν κεφαλὴν αὑτοῦ. Πᾶσα δὲ γυνὴ προσευχομένη, ἢ προφητεύουσα ἀκατακαλύπτῳ τῇ κεφαλῇ, καταισχύνει τὴν κε φαλὴν αὑτῆς, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς. ΟΡΟΣ ΝΖʹ. Ὅτι οὐ δεῖ μεγαλοφρονεῖν ἐφ' ἑαυτῷ ἐν τοῖς