"I tellyou, eventhoughhe will not getup and givehim [anything] becausehe is his friend,yetbecauseof his persistencehe will getup and givehim as muchas he needs.
Then he said,"Letme go,for the dawnis breaking."But he said,"I will not letyou gounlessyou blessme."
and from insidehe answersand says,'Do not botherme; the doorhas alreadybeen shutand my childrenand I are in bed;I cannotgetup and giveyou [anything].'
NowI urgeyou, brethren,by our LordJesusChristand by the loveof the Spirit,to strive togetherwith me in your prayersto Godfor me,
ConcerningthisI imploredthe Lordthree timesthat it might leaveme.
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.
However she weptbeforehim sevendayswhiletheir feastlasted.And on the seventhdayhe toldher becauseshe pressedhim so hard.She then toldthe riddleto the sonsof her people.
Now it cameabout, as she continuedprayingbeforethe LORD,that Eliwas watchingher mouth.
