Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Despondency » Comfort in
Now He told them the following story to show how necessary it is for people always to pray and never to give up: "Once there was in a city a judge who had no reverence for God nor respect for men. And in that city there was a widow who continued to come to him and say, 'Give me justice and protection from my opponent.' read more.
And he would not for a time, but afterward he said to himself, Though I have no reverence for God nor respect for men, yet because this widow continues to bother me, I will give her justice and protection, so that she may not finally wear me out by her continual coming." Then the Lord added, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! And will not God give justice and protection to His chosen people who continue to cry to Him day and night, since He is so patient with them? I tell you, He will give them justice and protection, and that without delay. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"
And he would not for a time, but afterward he said to himself, Though I have no reverence for God nor respect for men, yet because this widow continues to bother me, I will give her justice and protection, so that she may not finally wear me out by her continual coming." Then the Lord added, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! And will not God give justice and protection to His chosen people who continue to cry to Him day and night, since He is so patient with them? I tell you, He will give them justice and protection, and that without delay. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"
So tighten the grip of your slipping hands; stiffen the stand of your knocking knees; and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.
Feet » To be refrained from evil
and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.
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Lameness » Figurative
and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.
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Right » Hand taken » Paths
and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.
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Straight » Figurative » Of righteousness, "straight paths,"
This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"
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and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.
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