20 Bible Verses about Importunity, Towards God
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([Psalm of David]) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far away from my deliverance, so far away from the words of my moaning? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer. I cry by night, but I find no rest.
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in supplications and prayers day and night.
Ask and it will be given you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened for you. Everyone who asks receives. Everyone who seeks finds, and everyone who knocks will have it opened.
I say to you: Ask and it will be given you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you. Every one who asks receives. Everyone who seeks will find. It will be opened to everyone who knocks.
There was a judge in a city that did not fear God and had no respect for man. There was a widow in that same city. She went to him asking for legal protection from her adversary. At first he refused. Then he thought about it and he said to himself, I do not fear God and have little respect for man.read more.
However this widow bothers me. For this reason I will avenge her. If she keeps coming to me she will wear me out. The Lord continued: Pay attention to what the unrighteous judge said. Should God avenge his chosen that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them? I say to you, that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, will the Son of man find faith on the earth when he comes?
With prayer and supplication pray at all times in the Spirit. Watch with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones.
God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit (whole heart and mind) in the good news of his Son. Without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers. I pray that I might by the will of God successfully come to you.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers. We continually remember your work of faith, labor of love, and patience, and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my forefathers did, that without ceasing, I remember you in my prayers, day and night.
I sought your favor with all my heart. Be gracious to me as you promise in your word.
Out of the depths of despair I have cried to you, O Jehovah. Jehovah, do hear my voice! Let your ears listen to the voice of my supplications.
([Psalm of David]) Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not hide from my plea for favor. Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless. I am confused and distracted.
([Psalm of David]) Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer! In despair and far from home I call to you! Take me to the rock that is my safe refuge,
Let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast. Let them sincerely call on God! Let them turn away each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
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