12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

Concerning that ⌊thorn⌋, I prayed three ⌊separate⌋ times to the Lord to remove it.
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I prayed three times to the Lord ⌊Jesus⌋, ⌊earnestly⌋ asking him to stop the suffering.

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