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Luke 11:8

PrayerPatience

6 because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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BSB
I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
KJV
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
WEB
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
ASV
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.
DARBY
I say to you, Although he will not get up and give [them] to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.
BLB
I say to you⁺, even if he will not give to him, having risen up because of being his friend, yet because of his persistence, having risen, he will give him as much as he needs.
ÅB
Jeg sier dere: Om han ikke står opp og gir ham det fordi han er hans venn, så vil han stå opp for hans ubluhets skyld og gi ham alt det han trenger til.
OTB
Jeg sier dere, selv om han ikke vil stå opp og gi ham noe fordi han er hans venn, vil han likevel på grunn av hans utholdenhet stå opp og gi ham så mye han trenger.
B1930
Jeg sier eder: Om han ikke står op og gir ham det fordi han er hans venn, så vil han stå op for hans ubluhets skyld og gi ham alt det han trenger til.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:26

    Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

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  • Colossians 4:12

    Epaphras, 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.

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  • Romans 15:30

    Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.

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  • Luke 18:1–8

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

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  • Matthew 15:22–28

    And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:8

    Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

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  • Colossians 2:1

    For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

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