Luke 18:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:”
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“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Luke 18:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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,’
- Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- 1 Samuel 1:12As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Psalms 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
- Psalms 55:16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
- Psalms 65:2O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
- Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Jonah 2:7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
- 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,
- Luke 11:10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
- 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.”
- Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- 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.
- 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.
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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