Luke 11:13

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?

Being

Titus 3:3

Know

Isaiah 49:15

Matthew 7:11

Hebrews 12:9

Heavenly

Give the

John 7:37

General references

Matthew 7:9

Luke 18:19

Bible References

Being

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Jesus answered, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it.

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Know

Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?

Heavenly

So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.

But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!'

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

"For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Give the

If only you will respond to my rebuke, then I will pour out my thoughts to you and I will make my words known to you.

For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children.

I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.

After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions.

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Jesus answered her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, 'Give me some water to drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and

General references

Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.