Luke 11:13

Ask, Seek, Knock

¹² If he asked for an egg would he give a scorpion? ¹³ If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” ¹⁴ He cast out a demon from a dumb man. When the demon left the man he spoke and the crowds were astonished.

Father in Heaven

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Our Father in Heaven

What is Good

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Matthew 7:11

Even though you are a sinner, you know how to give good gifts to your children. Think how much more your Father in heaven gives good things to those who ask him!

Genesis 8:21

Jehovah smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: Never again will I curse the ground because of man, for the intent of his heart is evil from childhood. I will never again destroy every living creature, as I have done.

John 4:10

Jesus answered: If you know the gift of God and who asked you for a drink, you would have asked him to give you living water.

Genesis 6:5-6

Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

Job 15:14-16

What is man, that he could be pure? Or he who is born of woman, that he could be righteous?

Psalm 51:5

Indeed, I was born in perversity (mischief) (evil). I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

Proverbs 1:23

Listen when I reprove you. I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make my words known to you.

Isaiah 44:3-4

I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring. I will give blessing to your descendants.

Isaiah 49:15

Can a woman forget her nursing child? Will she have no compassion on the child from her womb? Although mothers forget, I will not forget you.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my Spirit in you. I will enable you to live by my Laws, and you will obey my rules.

Joel 2:28

In the last days I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions! (Ac 2:17; Isa 44:3)

Matthew 5:16

Likewise, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:45

You will then act as true children of your Father in heaven. He gives sunlight to both evil and good people. He sends rain for the just and the unjust.

Matthew 6:14

If you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 6:30

If God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, won't he care for you even more? You of little faith!

Matthew 6:32

All people go in search of these things. Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Luke 11:2

He said: When you pray say, 'Father holy (sacred) (sanctified) (blessed) (consecrated) is your name. Let your kingdom come.

Luke 15:30-32

This son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes. When he comes home you kill the prize calf for him!

John 3:5-6

Jesus responded: I tell you truth, except a man be born of water and the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

John 7:37-39

On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and shouted in a loud voice: If any man thirst let him come to me and drink.

Acts 2:38

Then Peter said: Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:9-10

Much more, now justified by his blood, we will be saved from the wrath of God through him.

Romans 5:17

It was by the transgression of the one that death ruled as king through that one. Even more so shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, rule as kings in life by the one, Jesus Christ.

Romans 7:18

I know that good does not live in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.

Romans 8:32

He that did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?

2 Corinthians 3:9-11

For if the ministry of condemnation has glory then the ministry of righteousness would exceed in glory.

Titus 3:3

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Hebrews 12:9-10

Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh that corrected us, and we gave them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?