For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Luke 18:1 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Then Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray at all times and not lose heart. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; Common English Bible Jesus was telling them a parable about their need to pray continuously and not to be discouraged. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint, |
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Therefore stay alert at all times, praying that you may be considered worthy to escape everything that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Therefore, since we have this ministry through God's mercy, we do not lose heart.
So let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every prayer and supplication, and to this end, stay alert and be persistent in praying for all the saints.
Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ, greets you, always striving for you in his prayers, so that you may stand mature and complete in all the will of God.