Luke 11:8 Cross References - WNT

⁸ "I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.

²² Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon." ²³ But He answered her not a word. Then the disciples interposed, and begged Him, saying, "Send her away because she keeps crying behind us." ²⁴ "I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied. ²⁵ Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said. ²⁶ "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." ²⁷ "Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables." ²⁸ "O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.

¹ He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart. ² "In a certain town," He said, "there was a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for man. ³ And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.' ⁴ "For a time he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, "'Though I have neither reverence for God nor respect for man, ⁵ yet because she annoys me I will give her justice, to prevent her from constantly coming to pester me.'" ⁶ And the Lord said, "Hear those words of the unjust judge. ⁷ And will not God avenge the wrongs of His own People who cry aloud to Him day and night, although He seems slow in taking action on their behalf? ⁸ Yes, He will soon avenge their wrongs. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"

³⁰ But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,

⁸ As for this, three times have I besought the Lord to rid me of him;

¹ For I would have you know in how severe a struggle I am engaged on behalf of you and the brethren in Laodicea and of all who have not known me personally,

¹² Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will.