wrestling

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places.

²⁴he remained alone. And behold, a man wrestled with him until morning.

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places. ¹³Because of this, take up the armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand the evil day and remain perfect in all things. ¹⁴Therefore, stand firm, having been girded about your waist with truth, and having been clothed with the breastplate of justice, ¹⁵and having feet which have been shod by the preparation of the Gospel of peace.

⁸about whom Rachel said, “God has compared me with my sister, and I have prevailed.” And she called him Naphtali.

¹⁰Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.

²⁵And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered.

¹³Everything is possible in him who has strengthened me. ¹⁴Yet truly, you have done well by sharing in my tribulation.

¹A Psalm of David versus Goliath. Blessed is the Lord, my God, who trains my hands for the battle and my fingers for the war.

²²And when he had arisen early, he took his two wives, and the same number of handmaids, with his eleven sons, and he crossed over the ford of Jabbok. ²³And having delivered over all the things that belonged to him, ²⁴he remained alone. And behold, a man wrestled with him until morning. ²⁵And when he saw that he would not be able to overcome him, he touched the nerve of his thigh, and immediately it withered. ²⁶And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.” ²⁷Therefore he said, “What is your name?” He answered, “Jacob.”

¹⁷Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

¹⁵Do not choose to love the world, nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For all that is in the world is the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the arrogance of a life which is not of the Father, but is of the world.

⁷There is no one who calls upon your name, who rises up and holds fast to you. You have concealed your face from us, and you have crushed us with the hand of our own iniquity.

³In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel. ⁴And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.