- but they cried:
- "Ask,ª° and²¹ it shall be givenª° you;ª seek,ª° andª ye shall find;ª° knock,ª° andª it shall be openedª° unto you:ª ... Forª every oneª that askethª° receiveth;ª° andª he that seekethª° findeth;ª° andª to him that knockethª° it shall be opened.ª°" {Mtt 7:7-8} + "And when he sawª° that¹ he prevailedª° not¹ against him, he touchedª° the hollow¹ of his thigh;ª and the hollowª of Jacob'sª thighª was out of joint,ª° as he wrestledª° with¹ him. ... And Jacobª askedª° [him], and said,ª° Tellª° [me], I pray thee,¹ thy name.ª And he said,ª° Wherefore¹ [is] itª [that] thou dost askª° after my name?ª And he blessedª° him there.¹" {Gen 32:25-29} + "I sayª° unto you,ª Thoughª he will²° notª rise²°¹ and giveª° him,ª because² he isª° hisª friend,ª yetª becauseª of hisª importunityª he will rise²°¹ and giveª° himª as many asª he needeth.ª° ... Forª every oneª that askethª° receiveth;ª° andª he that seekethª° findeth;ª° andª to him that knockethª° it shall be opened.ª°" {Lke 11:8-10} + "Andª he spakeª°² a¹ parableª unto themª² [to this end], that men oughtª° alwaysª to pray,ª° andª notª to faint;ª° ... I tellª° youª thatª he will²° avengeª¹ themª speedily.ªª Neverthelessª when² the¹ Sonª of manª cometh,ª° shall¹ he findª° faithª onª the¹ earth?ª" {Lke 18:1-8} + "Andª they which went beforeª° rebukedª° him,ª thatª he should hold his peace:ª° butª heª criedª° so muchª the more,ª [Thou] Sonª of David,ª have mercyª° on me.ª" {Lke 18:39} + "Continueª° in prayer,ª and watchª° inª the sameª withª thanksgiving;ª" {Col 4:2} + "Prayª° without ceasing.ª" {1Th 5:17}
|
