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?
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General references
Bible References
Being
John 3:5
"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
Romans 7:18
For I know that in me, that is, in my lower self, nothing good has its home; for while the will to do right is present with me, the power to carry it out is not.
Titus 3:3
For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding, obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.
Know
Matthew 7:11
If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Hebrews 12:9
Besides this, our earthly fathers used to discipline us and we treated them with respect, and shall we not be still more submissive to the Father of our spirits, and live?
Heavenly
Luke 11:2
So He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father may Thy name be kept holy; let Thy Kingdom come;
Luke 15:30
but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'
Matthew 5:16
Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they may see your holy lives and may give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.
Matthew 6:14
"For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;
Give the
Matthew 7:11
If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
John 4:10
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
John 7:37
On the last day of the Festival--the great day--Jesus stood up and cried aloud. "Whoever is thirsty," He said, "let him come to me and drink.
General references
Matthew 7:9
What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer him a stone?
Luke 18:19
"Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.