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Luke 18:1
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Luke 18:1
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(A)
Luke 18:1
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Luke 18:1
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18 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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Colossians 4:2
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Colossians 4:2
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2 Devote yourselves to prayer,(A) being watchful and thankful.
Colossians 4:2
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Colossians 4:2
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2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
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Romans 12:12
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Romans 12:12
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Romans 12:12
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Romans 12:12
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12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
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Philippians 4:6
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Philippians 4:6
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6 Do not be anxious about anything,(A) but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.(B)
Philippians 4:6
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Philippians 4:6
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6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Ephesians 6:18
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Ephesians 6:18
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18 And pray in the Spirit(A) on all occasions(B) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(C) With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(D) for all the Lord’s people.
Ephesians 6:18
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Ephesians 6:18
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18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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Psalm 55:16-17
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Psalm 55:16-17
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Psalm 55:16-17
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Psalm 55:16-17
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16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
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Luke 21:36
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Luke 21:36
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36 Be always on the watch, and pray(A) that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
Luke 21:36
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Luke 21:36
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36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
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Jeremiah 29:12
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Jeremiah 29:12
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Jeremiah 29:12
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Jeremiah 29:12
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12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
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Galatians 6:9
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Galatians 6:9
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9 Let us not become weary in doing good,(A) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(B)
Galatians 6:9
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Galatians 6:9
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9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
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Psalm 86:3
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Psalm 86:3
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Psalm 86:3
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Psalm 86:3
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3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
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Psalm 102:17
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Psalm 102:17
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17 He will respond to the prayer(A) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
Psalm 102:17
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Psalm 102:17
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17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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Luke 11:5-9
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Luke 11:5-9
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5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[a] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(A)
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Footnotes
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
Luke 11:5-9
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Luke 11:5-9
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5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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