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
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Heavenly
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General references
Bible References
Being
John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 7:18
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good, I find not.
Titus 3:3
For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, inslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in wickedness and envy, hateful, hating one another:
Know
Matthew 7:11
If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
Hebrews 12:9
Moreover we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, 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, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done as in heaven, so on earth.
Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, who hath devoured thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Give the
Matthew 7:11
If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said to her, If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 7:37
On the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.
General references
Matthew 7:9
What man is there of you, who if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?
Luke 18:19
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good?