⁷ And ^(A)will not God give justice to ^(B)his elect, ^(C)who cry to him day and night? ^(D)(E)Will he delay long over them?

³⁵ Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has ^(A)a great reward. ³⁶ For ^(B)you have need of endurance, so that ^(C)when you have done the will of God you may ^(D)receive what is promised. ³⁷ For,

^9 (A)The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise ^(B)as some count slowness, but ^(C)is patient toward you,^{[a] (D)}not wishing that any should perish, but ^(E)that all should reach repentance.

¹³ If you then, ^(A)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father ^(B)give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

¹⁰ They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, ^(A)holy and true, ^(B)how long ^(C)before you will judge and ^(D)avenge our blood on ^(E)those who dwell on the earth?”

⁵ She ^(A)who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and ^(B)continues in supplications and prayers night and day,

⁶ since indeed God considers it ^(A)just ^(B)to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

³⁷ and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.^[a] She did not depart from the temple, ^(A)worshiping with ^(B)fasting and prayer night and day.