Thematic Bible: Ask

If you remain united to me and my words remain in your hearts, ask for whatever you please and you shall have it. Verse Concepts

If any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to everyone, and does not reproach one with it afterward, and he will give it to him. Verse Concepts

So I tell you, ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. Verse Concepts

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For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens. Verse Concepts

And everything that you pray for with faith, you will obtain." Verse Concepts

Anything you ask for as followers of mine I will grant, so that the Father may be honored through the Son. Verse Concepts

Hitherto you have not asked for anything as my followers, but now ask, and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete. Verse Concepts

And we have confidence in him, that if we ask him for anything that is in accordance with his will, he will listen to us. Verse Concepts

Once as he was praying in a certain place, when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, your name be revered! Your kingdom come! Give us each day our bread for the day, read more.
and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive anyone who wrongs us; and do not subject us to temptation.' " And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him in the middle of the night, and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has just come to my house after a journey, and I have nothing for him to eat,' and he answers from inside, 'Do not bother me; the door is now fastened, and my children and I have gone to bed; I cannot get up and give you any.' I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him some because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rouse himself and give him all he needs. So I tell you, ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens. Which of you fathers, if his son asks him for a fish will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him for it!"

He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up, and he said, "There was once in a city a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for men. There was a widow in the city and she came to him and said, 'Protect me from my opponent.' read more.
And he would not for a time, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I have no fear of God nor respect for men, yet because this widow bothers me, I will protect her, so that she may not finally wear me out with her coming.' " And the Master said, "Listen to what this dishonest judge said! Then will not God provide protection for his chosen people, who cry out to him day and night? I tell you, he will make haste to provide it! But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Thematic Bible: Ask

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Thematic Bible: Ask

Thematic Bible

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