Luk 11:8-10, 18:1, Eph 6:18, Col 4:2, 1Th 5:17, Jam 5:16 | ESV | STEP | I tell you , though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend , yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs .

Luke 11:8-10

8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything ^abecause he is his friend, yet because of his impudence ^{▼▼Or persistence} he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ^cask, and ^dit will be given to you; ^eseek, and you will find; ^fknock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Luke 18:1

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought ^galways to pray and not ^hlose heart.

Ephesians 6:18

18 praying ⁱat all times ^jin the Spirit, ^kwith all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^lkeep alert with all perseverance, making ^msupplication for all the saints,

Colossians 4:2

Further Instructions

2 ⁿContinue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it ^owith thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

17 ^ppray without ceasing,

James 5:16

16 Therefore, ^qconfess your sins to one another and pray for one another, ^rthat you may be healed. ^sThe prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. ^{▼▼Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power}