Luke 11:9
Matthew 21:22
Psalm 118:5
Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me free.
Mark 11:24
John 14:13
John 15:7
John 15:16
John 16:23-24
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.
1 John 3:22
and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].
1 John 5:14-15
This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that
Psalm 27:4
One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,
To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.
Psalm 27:8
When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:10
The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
Psalm 50:15
Call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
Psalm 105:3-4
Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those who seek and require the Lord [as their most essential need] rejoice.
Song of Songs 3:1-4
(The Shulammite Bride)
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
Song of Songs 5:6
“I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My heart went out to him when he spoke.
I searched for him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he did not answer me.
Isaiah 45:19
“I have not spoken in secret,
In a corner of a land of darkness;
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’
I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words],
Declaring things that are upright.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 33:3
‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
Daniel 9:3
So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
Amos 5:4-6
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,
Matthew 6:29
Matthew 7:7-11
Matthew 21:31
Mark 13:37
Luke 13:24-25
John 1:45-49
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph [according to public record].”
John 4:10
Jesus answered her,
Acts 10:4-6
Cornelius was frightened and stared intently at him and said, “What is it, lord (sir)?” And the angel said to him, “Your prayers and gifts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God [an offering made in remembrance of His past blessings].
Romans 2:7
to those who by persistence in doing good seek [unseen but certain heavenly] glory, honor, and immortality, [He will give the gift of] eternal life.
2 Corinthians 6:2
For He says,
And I helped you on the day of salvation.”
2 Corinthians 12:8-9
Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me;
Hebrews 4:16
Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment].
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.
James 5:15
and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Revelation 2:24
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Ask
Seek
Knock
General references
Bible References
I say
Ask
Call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me free.
Seek
One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,
To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.
I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those who seek and require the Lord [as their most essential need] rejoice.
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.
“I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My heart went out to him when he spoke.
I searched for him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he did not answer me.
“I have not spoken in secret,
In a corner of a land of darkness;
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’
I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words],
Declaring things that are upright.
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Knock
And I helped you on the day of salvation.”