Genesis 32:24
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24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (A)a Man wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of day.
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- Genesis 32:24 dawn
Hosea 12:3-5
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3 He took his brother (A)by the heel in the womb,
And in his strength he (B)struggled with God.
4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (C)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
5 That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His (D)memorable name.
Ephesians 6:12
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12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against (A)principalities, against powers, against (B)the rulers of [a]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
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- Ephesians 6:12 NU this darkness,
Luke 13:24
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24 (A)“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for (B)many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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Genesis 32:28
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28 And He said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (B)struggled with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
Ephesians 6:18
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18 (A)praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, (B)being watchful to this end with all perseverance and (C)supplication for all the saints—
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Genesis 32:30
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30 So Jacob called the name of the place [a]Peniel: “For (A)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
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- Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God
Luke 22:44
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44 (A)And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
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Genesis 30:8
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8 Then Rachel said, “With [a]great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name [b]Naphtali.
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- Genesis 30:8 Lit. wrestlings of God
- Genesis 30:8 Lit. My Wrestling
1 Corinthians 15:47
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47 (A)The first man was of the earth, (B)made[a] of dust; the second Man is [b]the Lord (C)from heaven.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:47 earthy
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 NU omits the Lord
Colossians 4:12
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12 (A)Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always (B)laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand (C)perfect and [a]complete in all the will of God.
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- Colossians 4:12 NU fully assured
Genesis 48:16
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16 The Angel (A)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (B)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (C)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
Hebrews 5:7
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7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had (A)offered up prayers and supplications, (B)with vehement cries and tears to Him (C)who was able to save Him from death, and was heard (D)because of His godly fear,
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Colossians 2:1
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Not Philosophy but Christ
2 For I want you to know what a great (A)conflict[a] I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,
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- Colossians 2:1 struggle
Romans 15:30
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30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and (A)through the love of the Spirit, (B)that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me,
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Romans 8:26-27
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26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For (A)we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but (B)the Spirit Himself makes intercession [a]for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now (C)He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints (D)according to the will of God.
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- Romans 8:26 NU omits for us
Isaiah 32:2
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2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (A)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
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- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
Exodus 14:27
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27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea (A)returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord (B)overthrew[a] the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
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- Exodus 14:27 Lit. shook off
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