Q183
For whom are we to pray?
We are to pray for the whole church of Christ upon earth;1168 for magistrates,1169 and ministers;1170 for ourselves,1171 our brethren,1172 yea, our enemies;1173 and for all sorts of men living,1174 or that shall live hereafter;1175 but not for the dead,1176 nor for those that are known to have sinned the sin unto death.1177
Scripture Proofs
1168
Ephesians 6:18Psalm 28:9
1169
1 Timothy 2:1-2
1170
Colossians 4:3
1171
Genesis 32:11
1172
James 5:16
1173
Matthew 5:44
1174
1 Timothy 2:1-2
1175
John 17:202 Samuel 7:29
1176
2 Samuel 12:21-23
1177
1 John 5:16