Thematic Bible: Despondency
Thematic Bible
Despondency » David
Despondency » Comfort in
He also taught them by a parable how they ought always to pray and never to lose heart. "There was a certain town," he said, "a judge who had neither reverence for God, nor respect for man. "In that same town there was a widow who came again and again before him, saying, "'Do for me the justice of my adversary.' read more.
"For a while he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, 'Though I have neither reverence for God nor regard for man, "'yet because this woman annoys me I will give her justice, lest by her continual coming she wear me out.' "Listen" said the Lord, "to what this unjust judge says. "And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them? "I tell you that he will quickly see justice done to his elect! Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith upon the earth?"
"For a while he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, 'Though I have neither reverence for God nor regard for man, "'yet because this woman annoys me I will give her justice, lest by her continual coming she wear me out.' "Listen" said the Lord, "to what this unjust judge says. "And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them? "I tell you that he will quickly see justice done to his elect! Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith upon the earth?"
Wherefore lift up your listless hands, strengthen your feeble knees; make straight path for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Despondency » Jeremiah
Despondency » Job
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Despondency » moses
Despondency » Elijah
Despondency » Instances of » Hagar, when cast out of the household of abraham on account of the jealousy of sarah
Despondency » Instances of » Cain, when God pronounced judgment upon him for the murder of abel
Despondency » The disciples
And he said to them, "What words are these that you are exchanging one with another, as you walk along?"
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Despondency » Joshua
Despondency » Instances of » Jonah after he had preached to the ninevites
Despondency » Instances of » Elijah, when he fled from jezebel to the wilderness and sat under the juniper tree, and wanted to die
Despondency » Instances of » The sailors with paul
Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us.
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