Grant

“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.

“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.

Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.

Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.

Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:

May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

…to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah

I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.

But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”

They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

…the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

…to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

…and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.