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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Colossians 4:2
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An Encouragement for Prayer
2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
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Romans 12:12
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12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
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1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 Never stop praying.
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Philippians 4:6
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6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
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Ephesians 6:18
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18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.[a]
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- 6:18 Greek all of God’s holy people.
Psalm 55:16-17
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16 But I will call on God,
and the Lord will rescue me.
17 Morning, noon, and night
I cry out in my distress,
and the Lord hears my voice.
Jeremiah 29:12
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12 In those days when you pray, I will listen.
Luke 21:36
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36 Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.”
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Galatians 6:9
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9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
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Psalm 86:3
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3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I am calling on you constantly.
Psalm 102:17
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17 He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.
Luke 11:5-9
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5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, 6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ 7 And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ 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.
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- 11:8 Or in order to avoid shame, or so his reputation won’t be damaged.
2 Corinthians 4:1
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Treasure in Fragile Clay Jars
4 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way,[a] we never give up.
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- 4:1 Or ministry.
Psalm 142:5-7
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5 Then I pray to you, O Lord.
I say, “You are my place of refuge.
You are all I really want in life.
6 Hear my cry,
for I am very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.
7 Bring me out of prison
so I can thank you.
The godly will crowd around me,
for you are good to me.”
Colossians 4:12
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12 Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.
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Genesis 32:24-26
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24 This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break. 25 When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket. 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.”
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Jonah 2:7
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7 As my life was slipping away,
I remembered the Lord.
And my earnest prayer went out to you
in your holy Temple.
Psalm 65:2
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2 for you answer our prayers.
All of us must come to you.
Genesis 32:9-12
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9 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O Lord, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.’ And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’ 10 I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps! 11 O Lord, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack me, along with my wives and children. 12 But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count.’”
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Psalm 27:13
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13 Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
Job 27:8-10
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8 For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off
and takes away their life?
9 Will God listen to their cry
when trouble comes upon them?
10 Can they take delight in the Almighty?
Can they call to God at any time?
Hebrews 12:3-5
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3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;[a] then you won’t become weary and give up. 4 After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.
5 And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children?[b] He said,
“My child,[c] don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t give up when he corrects you.
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