Strong’s G3870 · Greek
παρακαλέω
parakaléō · par-ak-al-eh'-o
Origin from παρά (G3844) and καλέω (G2564);
Meaning to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
In the King James Version beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
In 104 verses of the King James Version
1–50 of 104
- Matthew 2:18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
- Matthew 5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Matthew 8:5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- Matthew 8:31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
- Matthew 8:34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
- Matthew 14:36And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
- Matthew 18:29And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
- Matthew 18:32Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
- Matthew 26:53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
- Mark 1:40And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- Mark 5:10And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
- Mark 5:12And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
- Mark 5:17And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
- Mark 5:18And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
- Mark 5:23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
- Mark 6:56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
- Mark 7:32And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
- Mark 8:22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- Luke 3:18And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
- Luke 7:4And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
- Luke 8:31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
- Luke 8:32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
- Luke 8:41And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
- Luke 15:28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
- Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
- Acts 2:40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
- Acts 8:31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
- Acts 9:38And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
- Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
- Acts 13:42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
- Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
- Acts 15:32And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
- Acts 16:9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
- Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
- Acts 16:39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
- Acts 16:40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
- Acts 19:31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
- Acts 20:2And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
- Acts 20:12And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
- Acts 21:12And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
- Acts 24:4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
- Acts 25:2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
- Acts 27:33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
- Acts 27:34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
- Acts 28:14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
- Acts 28:20For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
- Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
- Romans 12:8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
- Romans 15:30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
- Romans 16:17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.