“ Before I finished praying in my heart, Rebekah came out. She was carrying a jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and got water. I said to her,‘ Please give me a drink.’

我心里的话还没有说完，利百加就出来，肩头上扛着水瓶，下到井旁打水。我便对她说：‘请你给我水喝。’

“我心里的话还没有说完，看哪，利百加肩头上扛着水瓶出来，下到井旁打水。我对她说：‘请你给我水喝。’

“我心里的话还没有说完，看哪，利百加肩头上扛着水瓶出来，下到井旁打水。我对她说：‘请你给我水喝。’

“我心中的话还没有说完，就看见利百加肩上扛着水罐到井旁打水。我上前向她要水喝，

我心里的话还没有说完，利百加就肩头扛着水瓶出来了，她下到水泉那里去打水；我就对她说：‘请给我水喝。’

“我心里的话还没说完，看哪，莉白加就来了！她肩上扛着罐子，下到水泉去打水；我就对她说：‘请你让我喝点水。’

我心裏的話還沒有說完，利百加就出來，肩頭上扛着水瓶，下到井旁打水。我便對她說：『請你給我水喝。』

「我心裏的話還沒有說完，看哪，利百加肩頭上扛着水瓶出來，下到井旁打水。我對她說：『請你給我水喝。』

「我心裏的話還沒有說完，看哪，利百加肩頭上扛着水瓶出來，下到井旁打水。我對她說：『請你給我水喝。』

「我心中的話還沒有說完，就看見利百加肩上扛著水罐到井旁打水。我上前向她要水喝，

我心裡的話還沒有說完，利百加就肩頭扛著水瓶出來了，她下到水泉那裡去打水；我就對她說：‘請給我水喝。’

我心裏的話還沒說完，利伯加居然出來了；肩膀上扛着水瓶，逕自下到水泉那裏去打水；我對她說：「請給我喝」。

「我心裡的話還沒說完，看哪，莉百加就來了！她肩上扛著罐子，下到水泉去打水；我就對她說：『請你讓我喝點水。』

默祝未竟、而利百加出、負缾於肩、臨井以汲、我謂之曰、請予我飲、

默祝未竟、而利百加出、負器臨井以汲、我即求飲、

默禱未竟、而利百加出、負瓶於肩、下泉以汲、我謂之曰、請予我飲、

“ Before I finished praying in my heart, Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her,‘ Please give me a drink.’

“ Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her,‘ Please let me drink.’

“ Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her,‘ Please give me a drink.’

“ Before I had finished praying silently, there was Rebekah coming with her jug on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her,‘ Please let me have a drink.’

“ Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her,‘ Please let me drink.’

“ But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her,‘ Please let me drink.’

And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

“ Before I had finished praying silently, there was Rebekah coming with her jug on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her: Please let me have a drink.

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew[ water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

“ Before I finished praying in my heart, along came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder! She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her,‘ Please give me a drink.’

Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her,‘ Please let me drink.’

You are highly respected. So as soon as you began to pray, the Lord gave you a message. I have come to tell you what it is. Here is how you must understand the vision.

“ Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Even before they call out to me, I will answer them. While they are still speaking, I will hear them.

Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out. She was carrying a jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Milkah’s son Bethuel. Milkah was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.The young woman was very beautiful. No man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring. She filled her jar and came up again.The servant hurried to meet her. He said,“ Please give me a little water from your jar.”“ Have a drink, sir,” she said. She quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.After she had given him a drink, she said,“ I’ll get water for your camels too. I’ll keep doing it until they have had enough to drink.”So she quickly emptied her jar into the stone tub. Then she ran back to the well to get more water. She got enough for all his camels.

Cornelius answered,“ Three days ago at this very hour I was in my house praying. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood in front of me.

When Peter understood what had happened, he went to Mary’s house. Mary was the mother of John Mark. Many people had gathered in her home. They were praying there.Peter knocked at the outer entrance. A servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.She recognized Peter’s voice. She was so excited that she ran back without opening the door.“ Peter is at the door!” she exclaimed.“ You’re out of your mind,” they said to her. But she kept telling them it was true. So they said,“ It must be his angel.”Peter kept on knocking. When they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. He explained how the Lord had brought him out of prison.“ Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said. Then he went to another place.

She was praying in her heart. Her lips were moving. But she wasn’t making a sound. Eli thought Hannah was drunk.He said to her,“ How long are you going to stay drunk? Stop drinking your wine.”“ That’s not true, sir,” Hannah replied.“ I’m a woman who is deeply troubled. I haven’t been drinking wine or beer. I was telling the Lord all my troubles.

The believers heard this. Then they raised their voices together in prayer to God.“ Lord and King,” they said,“ you made the heavens, the earth and the sea. You made everything in them.Long ago you spoke by the Holy Spirit. You spoke through the mouth of our father David, who served you. You said,“‘ Why are the nations angry? Why do the people make useless plans?The kings of the earth rise up. The rulers of the earth gather together against the Lord and against his anointed king.’( Psalm 2:1, 2)In fact, Herod and Pontius Pilate met with the Gentiles in this city. They also met with the people of Israel. All of them made plans against your holy servant Jesus. He is the one you anointed.They did what your power and purpose had already decided should happen.Now, Lord, consider the bad things they say they are going to do. Help us to be very bold when we speak your word.Stretch out your hand to heal. Do signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They were bold when they spoke God’s word.All the believers were agreed in heart and mind. They didn’t claim that anything they had was their own. Instead, they shared everything they owned.With great power the apostles continued their teaching. They were telling people that the Lord Jesus had risen from the dead. And God’s grace was working powerfully in all of them.

In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps us when we are weak. We don’t know what we should pray for. But the Spirit himself prays for us. He prays through groans too deep for words.

Lord, please listen! Lord, please forgive us! Lord, hear our prayers! Take action for your own honor. Our God, please don’t wait. Your city and your people belong to you.”

You will call out to me for help. And I will answer you. You will cry out. And I will say,‘ Here I am.’“ Get rid of the chains you use to hold others down. Stop pointing your finger at others as if they had done something wrong. Stop saying harmful things about them.

“ Lord who rules over all, you are the God of Israel. Here’s what you have shown me. You told me,‘ I will build you a royal house.’ So I can boldly pray this prayer to you.

The king said to me,“ What do you want?” I prayed to the God of heaven.