Genesis 32:24
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So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.