Gen 32:26, Mat 15:22-28, Luk 18:1-8, Rom 15:30, 2Cor 12:8, Col 2:1, 4:12 | ESV | STEP | Then he said , Let me go , for the day has broken . But Jacob said , I will not let you go unless you bless me.

Genesis 32:26

26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, ^a“I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

Matthew 15:22-28

22 And behold, ^ba Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, ^c“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, ^d“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24 He answered, ^e“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and ^fknelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and ^gthrow it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat ^hthe crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, ⁱgreat is your faith! ^jBe it done for you as you desire.” ^kAnd her daughter was ^lhealed instantly. ^{▼▼Greek from that hour}

Luke 18:1-8

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought ⁿalways to pray and not ^olose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who ^pneither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ^q‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And ^rwill not God give justice to ^shis elect, ^twho cry to him day and night? ^u, ^vWill he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them ^wspeedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, ^xwill he find faith on earth?”

Romans 15:30

30 I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by ^ythe love of the Spirit, ^zto strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,

2 Corinthians 12:8

8 ^aaThree times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

Colossians 2:1

1 For I want you to know ^abhow great a ^acstruggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,

Colossians 4:12

12 ^adEpaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always ^aestruggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand ^afmature and fully assured in all the will of God.