And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
Then she said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company that I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.’”
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