Thematic Bible: Persistence of examples of
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Women » Persistence of examples of » Piety of
And there was a woman prophet named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher [i.e., she was a descendant of one of Jacob's son]. (She was very old, having lived with her husband for [only] seven years after being married,
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"The Lord has done this for me, and at this time [in my life] He has favored me by removing the stigma placed on me by people [i.e., for not having children]."
I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church at Cenchrea. [Note: This was a seaport town about seven miles east of Corinth].
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But only one thing is [really] needful. For Mary has made the better choice, which will not be taken away from her."
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A certain woman named Lydia, from the town of Thyatira, who sold purple cloth [for a living], was there. She was a worshiper of God and when she heard us [telling about salvation through Christ], the Lord opened her heart to respond to the message being spoken by Paul.
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Then Mary said, "My soul lifts up the Lord,
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And Mary said, "Here I am, the Lord's slave-girl; let it happen to me according to what you say." Then the angel left her.
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Greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, who are workers in [the service of] the Lord and to Persis, my dear friend who worked hard in [the service of] the Lord.
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Women » Persistence of examples of » The shunammite
Women » Persistence of examples of » Delilah
Women » Persistence of examples of » The syrophenician
Now the woman was a Greek [i.e., a Gentile], a Syrophoenician by nationality. [Note: This was a region just north of Galilee and consisted of Syria and Phoenicia]. She begged Him to drive out the evil spirit from her daughter.
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Women » Persistence of examples of » The widow
I will grant her a [favorable] judgment because she keeps bothering me [about the matter] and is about to exhaust my patience by her persistent visits.'"
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