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Luke 18:1

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AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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  1. Colossians 4:2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

  2. Romans 12:12Rank 2 from verse 1
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    12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:17Rank 3 from verse 1
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    17Pray without ceasing.

  4. Philippians 4:6Rank 4 from verse 1
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  5. Ephesians 6:18Rank 5 from verse 1
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    18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

  6. Psalms 55:16–17Rank 6 from verse 1
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    16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

    17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

  7. Jeremiah 29:12Rank 7 from verse 1
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    12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

  8. Luke 21:36Rank 8 from verse 1
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    36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

  9. Galatians 6:9Rank 9 from verse 1
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    9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

  10. Psalms 86:3Rank 10 from verse 1
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    3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

  11. Psalms 102:17Rank 11 from verse 1
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    17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

  12. Luke 11:5–9Rank 12 from verse 1
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    5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

    6For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

    7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

    8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

    9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

  13. 2 Corinthians 4:1Rank 13 from verse 1
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    1THEREFORE seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

  14. Psalms 142:5–7Rank 14 from verse 1
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    5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

    6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

    7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

  15. Colossians 4:12Rank 15 from verse 1
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    12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

  16. Genesis 32:24–26Rank 16 from verse 1
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    24¶ And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

    25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

    26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

  17. Jonah 2:7Rank 17 from verse 1
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    7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

  18. Psalms 65:2Rank 18 from verse 1
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    2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

  19. Psalms 27:13Rank 19 from verse 1
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    13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

  20. Genesis 32:9–12Rank 20 from verse 1
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    9¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

    10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

    11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

    12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

  21. Hebrews 12:3–5Rank 21 from verse 1
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    3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

    4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

    5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

  22. Job 27:8–10Rank 22 from verse 1
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    8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

    9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

    10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

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Luke 18:1

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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parable

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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.

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end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

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pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

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faint

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1. Weak or failing in heart, spirit, or mind; to lose courage or cease to persevere. 2. Weak, weary, or exhausted in bodily strength; to become weak or exhausted.

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18:1AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

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18:2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

18:3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

18:4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

18:5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

18:6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

18:8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

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