Lexicon :: Strong's G3870 - parakaleō

A voice was heard in Ramah,

weeping,[fn] and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children;

and she refused to be consoled,

because they are no more.

“Blessed are those who mourn,

for they will be comforted.

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him,

“If you drive us out,” the demons begged him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”

At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

They begged him that they might only touch the end of his robe, and as many as touched it were healed.

“At this, his fellow servant fell down[fn] and began begging him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’

“Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

“Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels?

Then a man with leprosy[fn] came to him and, on his knees,[fn] begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the region.

The demons[fn] begged him, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”

Then they began to beg him to leave their region.

and begged him earnestly, “My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her so that she can get well[fn] and live.”

Wherever he went, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch just the end of his robe. And everyone who touched it was healed.

They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking and begged Jesus to lay his hand on him.

They came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.

Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people.

When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this,

And they begged him not to banish them to the abyss.

Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’s feet and pleaded with him to come to his house,

“Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

“ ‘Son,’[fn] Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt[fn] generation! ”

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me? ” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who urged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

As they were leaving, the people[fn] urged them to speak about these matters the following Sabbath.

strengthening the[fn] disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and sisters and strengthened them with a long message.

During the night Paul had a vision in which a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us! ”

After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

So they came to appease them, and escorting them from prison, they urged them to leave town.

Even some of the provincial officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent word to him, pleading with him not to venture[fn] into the amphitheater.

And when he had passed through those areas and offered them many words of encouragement, he came to Greece

They brought the boy home alive and were greatly comforted.

When we heard this, both we and the local people pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem.

“But, so that I will not burden you any further, I request that you would be kind enough to give us a brief hearing.

The chief priests and the leaders of the Jews presented their case against Paul to him; and they appealed,

When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing.

There we found brothers and sisters and were invited to stay a week with them. And so we came to Rome.

“For this reason I’ve asked to see you and speak to you. In fact, it is for the hope of Israel that I’m wearing this chain.”

Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.[fn]

if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in prayers to God on my behalf.

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them,