2 Chronicles 33:13
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13 He prayed to him, and God received his entreaty, heard his plea, and restored him again to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord indeed was God.(A)
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Ezra 8:23
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23 So we fasted and petitioned our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.(A)
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1 Chronicles 5:20
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20 and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.(A)
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Daniel 4:25
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25 You shall be driven away from human society, and your dwelling shall be with the wild animals. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, you shall be bathed with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and gives it to whom he will.(A)
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Psalm 86:5
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5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.(A)
Hebrews 8:11
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11 And they shall not teach one another
or say to each other,[a] ‘Know the Lord,’
for they shall all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.(A)
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- 8.11 Or teach each one their fellow-citizen and each one their sibling, saying
John 17:3
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3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(A)
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John 4:10
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10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”(A)
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Luke 23:42-43
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42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in[a] your kingdom.” 43 He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”(A)
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- 23.42 Other ancient authorities read into
Matthew 7:7-8
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Ask, Search, Knock
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.(A) 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.(B)
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Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)
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Daniel 4:34-35
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Nebuchadnezzar Praises God
34 When that period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me.
I blessed the Most High
and praised and honored the one who lives forever.
For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty,
and his kingdom endures from generation to generation.(A)
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?”(B)
Jeremiah 29:12-13
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12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.(A) 13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(B)
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