Luke 18:1
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men (A)always ought to pray and not lose heart,
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Colossians 4:2
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Christian Graces
2 (A)Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it (B)with thanksgiving;
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Romans 12:12
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12 (A)rejoicing in hope, (B)patient[a] in tribulation, (C)continuing steadfastly in prayer;
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- Romans 12:12 persevering
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17 (A)pray without ceasing,
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Philippians 4:6
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6 (A)Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with (B)thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
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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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Psalm 55:16-17
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16 As for me, I will call upon God,
And the Lord shall save me.
17 (A)Evening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.
Luke 21:36
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36 (A)Watch therefore, and (B)pray always that you may [a]be counted (C)worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and (D)to stand before the Son of Man.”
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- Luke 21:36 NU have strength to
Galatians 6:9
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9 And (A)let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap (B)if we do not lose heart.
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Jeremiah 29:12
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Psalm 86:3
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3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,
For I cry to You all day long.
Psalm 102:17
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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
2 Corinthians 4:1
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The Light of Christ’s Gospel
4 Therefore, since we have this ministry, (A)as we have received mercy, we (B)do not lose heart.
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Luke 11:5-9
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A Friend Comes at Midnight
5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, (A)though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(B)
9 (C)“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; (D)seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
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Jonah 2:7
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7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
(A)And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
Psalm 142:5-7
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5 I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6 [a]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may (A)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”
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- Psalm 142:6 Give heed
Psalm 65:2
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2 O You who hear prayer,
(A)To You all flesh will come.
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 32:24-26
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24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (A)a Man wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He [b]touched the socket of his hip; and (B)the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And (C)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”
But he said, (D)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”
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- Genesis 32:24 dawn
- Genesis 32:25 struck
Hebrews 12:3-5
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The Discipline of God(A)
3 (B)For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, (C)lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 4 (D)You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:
(E)“My son, do not despise the [a]chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
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- Hebrews 12:5 discipline
Genesis 32:9-12
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9 (A)Then Jacob said, (B)“O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord (C)who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you’: 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the (D)mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with (E)my staff, and now I have become two companies. 11 (F)Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and [a]attack me and (G)the mother with the children. 12 For (H)You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the (I)sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ”
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- Genesis 32:11 Lit. strike
Psalm 27:13
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13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
(A)In the land of the living.
Job 27:8-10
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8 (A)For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?
9 (B)Will God hear his cry
When trouble comes upon him?
10 (C)Will he delight himself in the Almighty?
Will he always call on God?
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