Genesis 30:8
30:8 Then Rachel said, “I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.”
So she named him Naphtali.
Luke 13:24
13:24 “Exert every effort
to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
Luke 22:44
22:44 And in his anguish
he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
Romans 8:26-27
8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
8:27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.
Romans 15:30
15:30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.
Ephesians 6:12
6:12 For our struggle
is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness,
against the spiritual forces
of evil in the heavens.
Ephesians 6:18
6:18 With every prayer and petition, pray
at all times in the Spirit, and to this end
be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
Colossians 2:1
2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.
Colossians 4:12
4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave
of Christ,
greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured
in all the will of God.
Hebrews 5:7
5:7 During his earthly life
Christ
offered
both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.