Then Jacobwas leftalone,and a manwrestledwith him untildaybreak.
When he liftedup his eyesand looked,behold,threemenwere standingoppositehim; and when he saw[them], he ranfrom the tentdoorto meetthem and bowedhimself to the earth,
So Rachelsaid,"With mightywrestlingsI have wrestledwith my sister,[and] I have indeedprevailed."And she namedhim Naphtali.
He tookthem and sentthem acrossthe stream.And he sentacrosswhateverhe had.
When he sawthat he had not prevailedagainst him, he touchedthe socketof his thigh;so the socketof Jacob'sthighwas dislocatedwhile he wrestledwith him.
He said,"Your nameshall nolongerbe Jacob,but Israel;for you have strivenwith Godand with menand have prevailed."
So Jacobnamedthe placePeniel,for [he said], "I have seenGodfaceto face,yet my lifehas been preserved."
The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
So Mosesstretchedout his handoverthe sea,and the seareturnedto its normalstateat daybreak,while the Egyptianswere fleeingrightinto it; then the LORDoverthrewthe Egyptiansin the midstof the sea.
"Untilthe coolof the daywhen the shadowsfleeaway, Turn,my beloved,and be likea gazelleOra youngstagon the mountainsof Bether."
Eachwill be like a refugefrom the windAnd a shelterfrom the storm,Like streamsof waterin a drycountry,Like the shadeof a hugerockin a parchedland.
So I was leftaloneand sawthisgreatvision;yet nostrengthwas leftin me, for my naturalcolorturnedto a deathlypallor,and I retainednostrength.
"Striveto enterthroughthe narrowdoor;for many,I tellyou, will seekto enterand will not be able.
And beingin agonyHe was prayingveryfervently;and His sweatbecamelikedropsof blood,falling downupon the ground.
NowI urgeyou, brethren,by our LordJesusChristand by the loveof the Spirit,to strive togetherwith me in your prayersto Godfor me,
The firstmanis from the earth,earthy;the secondmanis from heaven.
For our struggleis not againstfleshand blood,but againstthe rulers,againstthe powers,againstthe world forcesof thisdarkness,againstthe spiritual[forces] of wickednessin the heavenly[places].
With allprayerand petitionprayat alltimesin the Spirit,and with thisin view,be on the alertwith allperseveranceand petitionfor allthe saints,
For I wantyou to knowhow greata struggleI haveon your behalfand for thosewhoare at Laodicea,and for all those whohave not personallyseenmy face,
Epaphras,whois one of your number,a bondslaveof JesusChrist,sends you his greetings,alwayslaboring earnestlyfor you in his prayers,that you may standperfectand fully assuredin allthe willof God.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
Now it cameabout when Joshuawas by Jericho,that he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,a manwas standingoppositehim with his sworddrawnin his hand,and Joshuawentto him and saidto him, "Are you for us orfor our adversaries?"
