1 Samuel 1:12
Good News Translation
Hannah continued to pray to the LORD for a long time, and Eli watched her lips.

New Revised Standard Version
As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.

New American Bible
As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth.

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And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth.

Luke 11:8-10 Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. . . .

Luke 18:1 And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray and not to faint,

Ephesians 6:18 By all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit: and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the saints:

Colossians 4:2 Be instant in prayer: watching in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

James 5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much.

Context
Hannah Prays for a Son
11And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a manchild: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head. 12And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth.13Now Anna spoke in her heart, and only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard at all. Heli therefore thought her to be drunk,…
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:11
And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a manchild: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.

1 Samuel 1:13
Now Anna spoke in her heart, and only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard at all. Heli therefore thought her to be drunk,

1 Samuel 1:11
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