30 Bible Verses about Prayer, Persistence In

I waited patiently for Yahweh, - And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, also before thee.

Search out Yahweh, and his power, Seek diligently his face, at all times.

Because he hath bowed down his ear unto me, therefore, throughout my days, will I call.

And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted; saying - A certain judge, there was in a certain city, - having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect. And, a widow, there was, in that city; and she kept coming unto him, saying - Vindicate me from mine adversary!read more.
And he was unwilling for a time; but, after these things, he said within himself - Although, neither God, I reverence, nor man, I respect, Yet, if only because this widow annoyeth me, I will vindicate her, - lest, persistently coming, she wholly wear me out. And the Lord said - Hear ye what, the unrighteous judge saith; - And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them? I tell you - He will execute their vindication, quickly! nevertheless, though, the Son of Man, do come, will he, after all, find the faith on the earth?

And he said unto them - Who from among you, shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him - Friend! supply me with three loaves, forasmuch as, a friend of mine, hath come off a journey unto me, and I have not what I can set before him; and, he, from within, shall answer, and say - Be not disturbing me, - already, the door hath been fastened, and, my children, with me, are, in bed: I cannot rise and give thee?read more.
I say unto you - Even though he will not give him, rising because of his being a friend of his, because, at least, of his importunity, he will rouse himself, and give him as many as he needeth. I, therefore, unto you, say - Be asking, and it shall be given to you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, - Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.

These all were giving constant attention with one accord unto the prayer, with certainwomen, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

And they went on to give constant attention - unto the teaching of the apostles, and unto the fellowship, unto the breaking of bread, and unto the prayers.

With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints, -

In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,

Unceasingly, pray,

So then Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou really sweep away, the righteous with the lawless? Peradventure there are fifty righteous, in the midst of the city, Wilt thou really sweep away, and not spare the place, for the sake of the fifty righteous which are therein? Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice?read more.
And Yahweh said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then will I spare all the place for their sake. And Abraham responded and said, - Behold I pray thee I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, though I am dust and ashes: Peradventure there may lack, of the fifty righteous, five, Wilt thou destroy for five all the city? And he said, I will not destroy, if I find there forty and five. And he added, yet once more, to speak unto him, and said, Peradventure there may be found there - forty. And he said - I will not do it, for the sake of the forty. And he said Let it not, I pray thee, be vexing to My Lord, but let me speak, Peradventure there may be found there - thirty And be said, I will not to it, if I find there - thirty. And he sad Behold, I pray thee, I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, Peradventure there may be found there - twenty. And he said I will not destroy it, for the sake of the twenty. And he said, Let it not, I pray thee, be vexing to My Lord, but let me speak only this once, Peradventure there may be found there - ten. And he said, I will not destroy it , for the sake of the ten! And Yahweh went his way, when he had made an end. of speaking unto Abraham, - Abraham, also returned to his place.

And Jacob was left alone, - and there wrestled a man with him, until the uprisings of the dawn. And when he saw, that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh, - and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was put out of joint, as he wrestled with him. Then said he - Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go, except thou have blessed meread more.
Then he said unto him - What is thy name? And he said - Jacob. Then he said - Not Jacob, shall thy name be called any more, but Israel, - For thou hast contended with God and with men and hast prevailed. Then asked Jacob and said, Do, I pray thee, tell me thy name! And he said - Wherefore now, shouldest thou ask for my name? And he blessed him there, So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; For I saw God face to face; and my soul was delivered, And the sun rose on him as soon as he had passed over Penuel, - he, moreover was halting upon his thigh, For this cause, the sons of Israel eat not of the nerve of the large hip-sinew, which is by the hollow of the thigh, until this day, - because he touched the hollow of the thigh of Jacob, in the nerve of the hip-sinew.

Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying you. Therefore I prostrated myself unto Yahweh and said, My Lord Yahweh! Do not destroy thy people even thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed in thy greatness, - which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a firm hand. Have remembrance of thy servants, of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, - do not regard the obduracy of this people, or their lawlessness or their sin:read more.
lest the land out of which thou hast brought us forth say, Because Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land of which he had spoken to them, - and because he hated them, took he them forth to put them to death in the desert. Yet, they, are thy people and thine inheritance, - whom thou hast brought forth with thy great strength, and with thy stretched-out arm.

So Moses returned unto Yahweh, and said, - Oh now, this people hath sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves - gods of gold. Now, therefore, if thou wilt forgive their sin, -- but if not, blot me I pray thee out of thy book, which thou hast written,

and, she being in bitterness of soul, prayed unto Yahweh, and, wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said - Yahweh of hosts! If thou wilt, look, upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then will I give him unto Yahweh, all the days of his life, and no, razor, shall come upon his head.

Elijah, was, a man, affected like us; and he earnestly prayed that there might be no moisture, and there was no moisture on the land, for three years and six months, - And, again, he prayed, and, the heaven, gave, rain, and, the land, shot up her fruit.

And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the gift, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel! To-day, let it be known - That, thou, art God in Israel, and that, I, am thy servant, - and that, by thy word, have I done all these things. Answer me, O Yahweh! answer me, That this people may know, that, thou - Yahweh, art GOD, - so shalt, thou thyself, have turned their heart back again. Then fell fire from Yahweh, and consumed the ascending-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, - even the water that was in the trench, it licked up.read more.
And, when all the people saw it, they fell upon their faces, - and said, Yahweh, he, is GOD, Yahweh, he, is GOD. And Elijah said unto them - Seize ye the prophets of Baal - let not, a man, of them escape. So they seized them. And Elijah took them down unto the ravine of Kishon, and slaughtered them there. Then said Elijah unto Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, - for there is a sound of a downpour of rain. So Ahab went up, to eat and to drink, - but, Elijah, went up to the top of Carmel, and bowed himself to the earth, and put his face between his knees. Then said he unto his young man - Go up, I pray thee, and look about in the direction of the sea. So he went up, and looked about, and said - There is, nothing whatever. Then said he - Go again, seven times. And it came to pass, at the seventh time, that he said, Lo! a little cloud, like a man's hand coming up from the sea. Then he said - Go up, say unto Ahab - Harness, and get thee down, lest the rain shut thee in.

O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, also before thee. For my soul, is sated with misfortunes, And, my life - unto Hades, hath drawn near; I am counted with them who descend into the pit, I have become as a man that is without help;read more.
Among the dead, is my couch, - Like the slain that lie in the grave, Where thou rememberest them no more, Yea, they, from thy hand, are cut off; Thou hast laid me, In the lowest pit, In dark places, In the deeps: Upon me, hath rested thine indignation, And, with all thy breakers, hast thou caused affliction. Selah. Thou hast far removed mine acquaintances from me, - Thou hast made me an abomination unto them, Shut up, and I cannot go forth! Mine eye, hath dimmed through affliction; I have called upon thee, O Yahweh, all day long, I have spread out, unto thee, my hands. For the dead, wilt thou perform a wonder? Or shall, the shades, arising, give thee thanks? Selah. Shall Thy lovingkindness be recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness, in destruction? Shall any wonder of thine, be known in the dark? Or, thy righteousness, in the land of forgetfulness? But, I, unto thee, O Yahweh, have cried for help, And, in the morning, my prayer will confront thee! Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou reject my soul? shouldst thou hide thy face from me? Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee - I shall be distracted! Over me, have passed thy bursts of burning anger, The alarms of thee have put an end to me; They have surrounded me like waters, all the day, They have come circling against me together: Thou hast far removed from me, lover and friend, Mine acquaintances, are in darkness.

I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited. Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word. My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.

Out of the depths, have I cried unto thee, O Yahweh. If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand? But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.read more.
I have waited for Yahweh, My soul hath waited for his word; I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch for the morning.

saying - Father! if thou please, bear aside this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be accomplished.

Then Jesus cometh with them, into a place called Gethsemane, - and he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. And, taking with him, Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and to be in great distress. Then, saith he unto them: Encompassed with grief, is my soul, unto death: Abide ye here, and be watching with me.read more.
And, going forward a little, he fell upon his face, offering prayer, and saying - My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from me, - Nevertheless, not as, I, will, but as, thou, wilt. And he cometh unto his disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and said unto Peter - Thus, powerless are ye, one hour, to watch with me? Be watching and praying, that ye may not enter into temptation: The spirit, indeed, is, eager, but, the flesh, weak. Again, a second time, departing he prayed, saying: My Father! If it is impossible for this to pass, except I, drink, it, Accomplished, be, thy will. And coming, he, again, found them sleeping, for their eyes had become heavy.

And they come into an estate the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith unto his disciples - Sit ye here, while I pray. And he taketh Peter and James and John with him, and began to be exceedingly amazed, and in great distress; and he saith unto them - Encompassed with grief is my soul, unto death: Abide ye here, and be watching.read more.
And, going forward a little, he fell upon the ground, and was praying that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him; and was saying - Abba! O Father! All things, are possible to thee: Bear aside this cup from me; but not what, I, will, but what, thou, wilt . And he cometh and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter - Simon! art thou sleeping? Hadst thou not strength, one hour, to watch? Be watching and praying, that ye enter not into temptation: the, spirit, indeed, is willing, but, the flesh, weak. And, again, departing, he prayed, the same thing, saying. And, again, coming, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were being, weighed down, - and they knew not what to answer him.

But, I, for Yahweh, will watch, I will wait for the God of my salvation, - My God, will hear me.

Wait thou for Yahweh, - Be strong, and let thy heart be bold, Wait, then, for Yahweh!

Our own soul, hath waited for Yahweh, Our help and our shield, is he!

Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, - at the man who doeth wickedness.

Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!

Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee, - Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul: