为这事，我三次求过主，叫这刺离开我。

为了这事，我曾三次求主使这根刺离开我。

为了这事，我曾三次求主使这根刺离开我。

我曾三次祈求主叫这根刺离开我，

为了这事，我曾经三次求主，使这根刺离开我。

为了这事，我三次求主使这根刺离开我。

為這事，我三次求過主，叫這刺離開我。

為了這事，我曾三次求主使這根刺離開我。

為了這事，我曾三次求主使這根刺離開我。

我曾三次祈求主叫這根刺離開我，

為了這事，我曾經三次求主，使這根刺離開我。

為了這事、我曾三次求過主、叫這刺痛離開我。

為了這事，我三次求主使這根刺離開我。

我為此求主者三、使之去我、

吾三求主、以此離我、

我為此三次求主、使此離我、

因是吾雖曾三次求主脫吾於此苦、

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

Three times I begged the Lord to take it away from me.

Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away.

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me.

Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me.

Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.

Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. (niv)

Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed,“ My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping.“ Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.“ Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”He went away a second time and prayed,“ My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. (niv)

David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought,“ While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.” (niv)

When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted.I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak.I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:“ Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”Then I thought,“ To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. (niv)

“ I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the Lord all that night. (niv)

At that time I pleaded with the Lord:“ Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan— that fine hill country and Lebanon.”But because of you the Lord was angry with me and would not listen to me.“ That is enough,” the Lord said.“ Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.Go up to the top of Pisgah and look west and north and south and east. Look at the land with your own eyes, since you are not going to cross this Jordan. (niv)

“ What is it you want?” he asked. She said,“ Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”“ You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them.“ Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”“ We can,” they answered. (niv)