Luke 11:5-8  Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; • for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; • and from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.' • "I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Ephesians 6:18  With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

Genesis 32:26,28  Then he said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." • He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."

Colossians 4:2  Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

Luke 6:12  It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

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