Thematic Bible: Importunity, examples of
Thematic Bible
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » Syrophenician woman
And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'
'I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;
yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » The early church
Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » moses
and I throw myself before Jehovah, as at first, forty days and forty nights; bread I have not eaten, and water I have not drunk, because of all your sins which ye have sinned, by doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry.
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » Abraham
And he saith, 'Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy it, because of the ten.'
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » jacob
and he saith, 'Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, 'I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » Elijah
Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » Jesus
and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.
Importunity » Importunity, examples of » The nobleman from capernaum
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » Syrophenician woman
And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'
'I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;
yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » The early church
Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » moses
and I throw myself before Jehovah, as at first, forty days and forty nights; bread I have not eaten, and water I have not drunk, because of all your sins which ye have sinned, by doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry.
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » Abraham
And he saith, 'Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy it, because of the ten.'
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » jacob
and he saith, 'Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, 'I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » Elijah
Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;
Prayer » Importunity, examples of » Jesus
and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.