Genesis 32:24-28
24And Jacob was left alone. And aa man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, b“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28Then he said, c“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, ▼▼ Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
for eyou have striven with God and fwith men, and have prevailed.” James 5:16-18
16Therefore, gconfess your sins to one another and pray for one another, hthat you may be healed. iThe prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. ▼▼Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power
17Elijah was a man kwith a nature like ours, and lhe prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for mthree years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 nThen he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
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