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Luke 18:39
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Luke 18:39
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39 “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him.
But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Luke 18:39
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Luke 18:39
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39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”(A)
Genesis 32:26-28
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Genesis 32:26-28
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26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!”
But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27 “What is your name?” the man asked.
He replied, “Jacob.”
28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[a] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
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- 32:28 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.” Israel means “God fights.”
Genesis 32:26-28
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Genesis 32:26-28
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26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”(A)
27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,”(B) he answered.
28 Then the man said, “Your name(C) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](D) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(E)
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
Psalm 141:1
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Psalm 141:1
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Psalm 141
A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, I am calling to you. Please hurry!
Listen when I cry to you for help!
Psalm 141:1
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Psalm 141:1
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Psalm 141
A psalm of David.
Luke 18:15
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Luke 18:15
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Jesus Blesses the Children
15 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.
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Luke 18:15
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The Little Children and Jesus(A)
15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
Luke 11:8-10
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Luke 11:8-10
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8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.[a]
9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
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- 11:8 Or in order to avoid shame, or so his reputation won’t be damaged.
Luke 11:8-10
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Luke 11:8-10
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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. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
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- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
Matthew 26:40-44
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Matthew 26:40-44
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40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? 41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away[a] unless I drink it, your will be done.” 43 When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.
44 So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.
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- 26:42 Greek If this cannot pass.
Matthew 26:40-44
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Matthew 26:40-44
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40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me(A) for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.(B) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”(C)
43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.
2 Corinthians 12:8
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2 Corinthians 12:8
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8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away.
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2 Corinthians 12:8
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2 Corinthians 12:8
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8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.(A)
Luke 19:39
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Luke 19:39
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39 But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!”
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Luke 19:39
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39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”(A)
Luke 18:38
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Luke 18:38
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38 So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Luke 18:38
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Luke 18:38
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Luke 18:1
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Luke 18:1
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Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
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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 11:52
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Luke 11:52
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52 “What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.”
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Luke 11:52
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Luke 11:52
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52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”(A)
Luke 8:49
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Luke 8:49
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49 While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”
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Luke 8:49
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Luke 8:49
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49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader.(A) “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
Matthew 7:7
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Matthew 7:7
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Effective Prayer
7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
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Matthew 7:7
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Matthew 7:7
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Ask, Seek, Knock(A)
7 “Ask and it will be given to you;(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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