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Luke 18:1

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἜλεγενElegenHe was speakingG3004 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
παραβολὴνparabolēna parableG3850 →
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846 →
πρὸςprosaboutG4314 →
τὸtoitG3588 →
δεῖνdeinneedingG1163 →
πάντοτεpantotealwaysG3842 →
προσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaito prayG4336 →
αὐτοὺςautoustheyG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ἐγκακεῖνegkakeinto lose heartG1573 →

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Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.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.Psalms 55:16–17But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.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.”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.Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened 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.Luke 11:5–9Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.Psalms 142:5–7I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”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.Genesis 32:24–26So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

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