Usage of 'pray'

[daemon99]

1) I prayed God and entered the room
2) I prayed to God and entered the room

Can someone please tell me which of the above two sentences is correct? Is pray transitive or intransitive?

[Alan]

Hi,

'Pray' is followed by 'to' + object. If you say: 'I prayed God', you would have to follow this with a wish/request form as in: I prayed God would help me.

Alan
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[prezbucky]

In an attempt to cover your intended meaning, daemon, I put forth the following options:

- I prayed to God and entered the room. (I prayed to God and then I entered the room)
- I prayed to God and He entered the room.
- I prayed that God would enter the room.