Genesis 32:24
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24 And Jacob was left alone. And (A)a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.
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Hosea 12:3-5
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3 (A)In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
(B)He met God[a] at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—
5 the Lord, the God of hosts,
(C)the Lord is his memorial name:
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- Hosea 12:4 Hebrew him
Luke 13:24
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24 (A)“Strive (B)to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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Genesis 32:28
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28 Then he said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (B)you have striven with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
Genesis 32:30
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30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,[a] saying, “For (A)I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”
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- Genesis 32:30 Peniel means the face of God
Luke 22:44
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44 And (A)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.[a]
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- Luke 22:44 Some manuscripts omit verses 43 and 44
Genesis 30:8
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8 Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings[a] I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name (A)Naphtali.[b]
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- Genesis 30:8 Hebrew With wrestlings of God
- Genesis 30:8 Naphtali sounds like the Hebrew for wrestling
1 Corinthians 15:47
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47 (A)The first man was from the earth, (B)a man of dust; (C)the second man is from heaven.
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Colossians 4:12
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12 (A)Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always (B)struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand (C)mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
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Genesis 48:16
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16 (A)the angel who has (B)redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let (C)my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them (D)grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”
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- Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
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