Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

But to you I say, to the rest in Thyatira, even to those who have not this teaching, and have no knowledge of the secrets of Satan, as they say; I put on you no other weight.

Ask

I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.

Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.

For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.

And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.

If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.

And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.

Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness.

And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

Seek

Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

By night on my bed I was looking for him who is the love of my soul: I was looking for him, but I did not see him.

I made the door open to my loved one; but my loved one had taken himself away, and was gone, my soul was feeble when his back was turned on me; I went after him, but I did not come near him; I said his name, but he gave me no answer.

I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.

Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

And you will go on crying to me and making prayer to me, and I will give ear to you.

And turning my face to the Lord God, I gave myself up to prayer, requesting his grace, going without food, in haircloth and dust.

For these are the words of the Lord to the children of Israel: Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have life:

Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

Knock

When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

(For he says, I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: see, now is the good time; now is the day of salvation):

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And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.