Luke 18:1

In 9 translations

BSB

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

KJV

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

WEB

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,

ASV

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

LSV

And He also spoke an allegory to them, that it is always necessary to pray and not to faint,

YLT

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,

DBY

And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,

DRC

And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray, and not to faint,

GNV

And he spake also a parable vnto them, to this ende, that they ought alwayes to pray, and not to waxe faint,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Ἔλεγεν δὲ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι αὐτοὺς καὶ μὴ ἐγκακεῖν,

RP2018

Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι, καὶ μὴ ἐκκακεῖν,

TR-Boyd

Ἔλεγε δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι, καὶ μὴ ἐκκακεῖν,

SCR1894

ελεγεν δε και παραβολην αυτοις προς το δειν παντοτε προσευχεσθαι και μη εκκακειν

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• Colossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
• Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
• Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
• Psalms 55:16–17But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
• Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
• Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
• Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
• Luke 11:5–9Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’…
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
• Psalms 142:5–7I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me. Free my soul from prison, that…
• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
• Psalms 65:2O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.

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