Luke 18:1

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“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:”

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BSBPD

“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 18:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 32:9Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’
  2. Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
  3. 1 Samuel 1:12As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
  4. Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  5. Psalms 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
  6. Psalms 55:16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
  7. Psalms 65:2O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
  8. Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
  9. Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
  10. Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
  11. Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
  12. Jonah 2:7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
  13. Luke 11:5Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
  14. Luke 11:10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  15. Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  16. Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
  17. 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
  18. Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  19. Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
  20. Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
  21. Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
  22. Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
  23. 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
  24. Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

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