³⁹ Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

²⁶ And ^(A)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”

But he said, ^(B)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

²⁷ So He said to him, “What is your name?”

He said, “Jacob.”

²⁸ And He said, ^(C)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but ^[a]Israel; for you have ^(D)struggled with God and ^(E)with men, and have prevailed.”

Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness

A Psalm of David.

Jesus Blesses Little Children^(A)

^15 (B)Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

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. ¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

⁴⁰ Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? ^41 (A)Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. ^(B)The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

⁴² Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, ^[a]if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” ⁴³ And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴ So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

^8 (A)Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

³⁸ And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, ^(A)Son of David, have mercy on me!”