⁷ And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?

³⁵ Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward. ³⁶ For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what was promised.^{(A) 37} For yet

⁹ The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you,^[a] not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.^(A)

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

¹⁰ they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”^(A)

⁵ The real widow, left alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day,^(A)

⁶ For it is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

³⁷ then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day.^(A)

¹¹ If you, then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!