Luke 18:1 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ ALSO [Jesus] told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Common English Bible

¹ Jesus was telling them a parable about their need to pray continuously and not to be discouraged.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,

Luke 18:1 Cross References

Colossians 4:2

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing.

Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Ephesians 6:18

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Jeremiah 29:12

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Luke 21:36

Watch 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.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Psalm 86:3

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Psalm 102:17

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

Colossians 4:12

Ep´aphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Jonah 2:7

When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

Psalm 65:2

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Psalm 27:13

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Isaiah 40:31

but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 62:7

and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

1 Samuel 1:12

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

Luke 11:10

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.