2 Corinthians 12:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For this thyng besought I the Lorde thryse, that it myght depart from me.

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  • 2 Sam 12:16-18 : 16 Dauid therefore besought God for the childe, and fasted, and went in, & laye all night vpon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose and went to him, to take him vp from the earth: But he would not, neither did he eate meate with them. 18 And the seuenth day the childe dyed, and the seruauntes of Dauid feared to tell him that the childe was dead: For they said, beholde, while the childe was yet alyue we spake vnto hym, and he would not hearke vnto our voyce: how will he then vexe him selfe, if we tell him that the childe is dead?
  • 1 Sam 15:11 : 11 It repenteth me that I haue made Saul king: For he is turned from me, & hath not perfourmed my commaundementes. And Samuel was euill apayed, & cryed vnto the Lord all night.
  • Heb 5:7 : 7 Which in the dayes of his fleshe, when he had offered vp prayers and supplications with strong crying and teares, vnto hym that was able to saue hym from death, and was hearde in that which he feared:
  • Deut 3:23-27 : 23 And I besought the Lorde the same tyme, saying: 24 O Lorde God, thou hast begunne to shewe thy seruaunt thy greatnesse and thy mightie hande: for where is there a God in heauen or in earth, that can do after thy workes, and like to thy power? 25 I pray thee let me go ouer, and see the good lande that is beyonde Iordane, that goodly mountayne, & Libanon. 26 But the Lorde was angry with me for your sakes, and woulde not heare me. And the Lorde sayde vnto me: Be content, speake no more vnto me of this matter. 27 Get thee vp into the top of the hyll, & lift vp thyne eyes westwarde, northwarde, southwarde, and eastwarde, and beholde it with thyne eyes: for thou shalt not go ouer this Iordane.
  • Ps 77:2-9 : 2 In the tyme of my trouble I sought the Lorde: my hande all the nyght catched & ceassed not, my soule refused comfort. 3 I called to remembraunce God, and I was disquieted: I conferred with my selfe, and my spirite was wrapped in pensiuenesse. Selah. 4 Thou dydst kepe the watche of mine eies: I was amased & coulde not speake. 5 I dyd thynke vpon the dayes past: and on the yeres of the olde worlde. 6 I called to remembraunce my psalme, song on the musicall instrument in the nyght tyme: I communed with myne owne heart, & searched out my spirites. 7 What, wyll the Lorde forsake me for euer? wyll he be no more intreated to be fauourable? 8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer? and is his promise made from one generation to another, come vtterly to an ende. 9 Hath God forgotten to be gratious? and will he shut vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure? Selah. 10 And I sayde, this is my death: but the ryght hande of the most hyghest may graunt me yeres. 11 I dyd call to remebraunce the workes of God almightie: for thy wonders done a great whyle a goe came into my mynde.
  • Matt 20:21-22 : 21 And he sayth vnto her: what wylt thou? She saith vnto him: graunt, that these my two sonnes may syt, the one on thy ryght hande, and the other on the left, in thy kyngdome. 22 But Iesus aunswered, and saide: Ye wote not what ye aske. Are ye able to drynke of the cuppe that I shall drynke of? and to be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with? They say vnto hym: we are able.
  • Matt 26:39-44 : 39 And he went a litle farther, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying: O my father, if it be possible, let this cuppe passe from me: Neuerthelesse, not as I wyll, but as thou wylt. 40 And he came vnto the disciples, and founde them a slepe, and sayth vnto Peter: What, coulde ye not watche with me one houre? 41 Watche, and praye, that ye enter not into temptation: The spirite in deede is wyllyng, but the fleshe is weake. 42 He went away once againe, & prayed, saying: O my father, if this cuppe may not passe away fro me, except I drinke it, thy wyll be fulfylled. 43 And he came, and founde them a slepe agayne: for, their eyes were heauy. 44 And he left them, and went agayne, and prayed the thirde tyme, saying the same wordes.

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