And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.”
saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”
Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”
And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?”
Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place. But if he says, ‘I have no pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
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