Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Heavenly
General references
Bible References
Being
Genesis 6:5
And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of Man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually.
Genesis 8:21
And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Job 15:14
What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 51:5
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 7:18
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, good does not dwell: for to will is there with me, but to do right I find not.
Titus 3:3
For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Know
Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these forget, but I will not forget thee.
Matthew 7:11
If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?
Hebrews 12:9
Moreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
Heavenly
Luke 11:2
And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;
Luke 15:30
but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father also will forgive you yours,
Give the
Proverbs 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and keep mine ordinances, and ye shall do them.
Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
Matthew 7:11
If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 7:37
In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.
General references
Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask of him a loaf of bread, will give him a stone;
Luke 18:19
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.