"I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice." ( Jonah 2:2)

"He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great storm has come upon you."" (Jonah 1:12)

"But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel..."" (Acts 9:15)

"[Jonah] prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love…"" ( Jonah 4:2)

""Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost." Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." (Luke 15:9-10)

"David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'" (1 Samuel 17:45)

"but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs."" (Matthew 19:14)

"...you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:29b-30)