And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times.
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. For, “Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay;
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
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