19 Bible Verses about Saying Repeatedly

When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

The one who forgives an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'

For John had repeatedly told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

So they kept on repeating, "What is the meaning of what he says, 'In a little while'? We do not understand what he is talking about."

Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her.

"For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah until now, the Lord has been speaking to me. I told you over and over again what he said. But you would not listen.

Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out. To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not obeyed me!

They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

He went away again and prayed the same thing.

The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, 'I will, sir,' but did not go.

The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

He prayed to the Lord and said, "Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! -- because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, "We will hear you again about this."

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

I will make many stumble. They will fall over one another in their hurry to flee. They will say, 'Get up! Let's go back to our own people. Let's go back to our homelands because the enemy is coming to destroy us.'

He went away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,