 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.  The Elisha Concept - Page iby Vance Dash - 2004 - 128 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | John Cumming - 1843 - 230 pages
...have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun. ' 2 Kings ii. 9. " And Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee before I shall be taken away from thee ;" implying that when admitted inlo heaven he could do nothing for him,|and... | |
 | Sarah Lawrence - 1844 - 294 pages
...desired Elisha to ask some favour from him, saying, " Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken from thee ; " and Elisha said, " I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me ; " and he said, ** Thou hast asked a hard thing ; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1844 - 460 pages
...XIII. ELISHA A TYPE OF CHRIST AND HIS FOLLOWERS. Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. 2 KINGS ii. 9. — " And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me." THERE is so much alike at first sight in the history of Elijah and Elisha, that it is not surprising... | |
 | 1844 - 524 pages
...can ; and no one supposes that when Elisha said to his master, just as he was about to leave him, " 1 pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me," that he expected the soul of Elijah would pass into him. In the llth chapter of St. Matthew, we read... | |
 | Retrospect - 1845 - 390 pages
...hither and thither ; so that they two went over on dry ground. And it came to pass when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall...thee let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing ; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee,... | |
 | 1845 - 702 pages
...so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 1Г And it cnme to pass, when they were gone over, thut Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee,...said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit he upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast naked a hard thing: и evert heless, if thou see me when lam... | |
 | John Tricker Conquest - 1846 - 868 pages
...on ,ry ground. And when they were gone over, Elijah 9 aid unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for hee, sly wrought in perfect darkness. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet bein lortion of thy spirit be upon me. And he 10 aid, Thou hast asked a h»rd thing : neverheless, if thou... | |
 | 1867 - 652 pages
...in love. Elijah speaks first; and his love to his faithful companion shows itself in the words : ' Ask what I shall do for thee before I be taken away from thee.' But Elisha's request goes beyond what he had expected or could grant : ' Thou hast asked a hard thing'... | |
 | Joseph Benson - 1846 - 1170 pages
...and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 TAnd it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall...thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, 2 Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when be so. 11 And it... | |
 | Richard Arthur Francis Barrett - 1847 - 516 pages
...Ver. — 6 And it came to pass when they were gone, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask, what shall I do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And...thee let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. A. double portion. Pool. — Either, 1 Double to what is in thee; which it seems not probable that... | |
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