James 4:3
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3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.(A)
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1 John 5:14
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14 And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
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1 John 3:22
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22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
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James 1:6-8
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6 But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.(A) 7,8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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James 4:1
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Friendship with the World
4 Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?
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Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
Micah 3:4
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4 Then they will cry to the Lord,
but he will not answer them;
he will hide his face from them at that time
because they have acted wickedly.(A)
Psalm 66:18-19
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18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.(A)
19 But truly God has listened;
he has heard the words of my prayer.(B)
Proverbs 21:13
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13 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
you will cry out and not be heard.(A)
Job 35:12
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12 There they cry out, but he does not answer,
because of the pride of evildoers.(A)
Job 27:8-10
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8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off,
when God takes away their lives?(A)
9 Will God hear their cry
when trouble comes upon them?(B)
10 Will they take delight in the Almighty?[a]
Will they call upon God at all times?(C)
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- 27.10 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Luke 16:1-2
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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
16 Then Jesus[a] said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.(A) 2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management because you cannot be my manager any longer.’
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- 16.1 Gk he
Zechariah 7:13
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13 Just as, when I[a] called, they would not hear, so, when they called, I would not hear, says the Lord of hosts,(A)
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- 7.13 Heb he
Luke 15:13
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13 A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant region, and there he squandered his wealth in dissolute living.
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Mark 10:38
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38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”(A)
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Matthew 20:22
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22 But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”[a] They said to him, “We are able.”(A)
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- 20.22 Other ancient authorities add or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Jeremiah 11:14
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14 As for you, do not pray for this people or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.(A)
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Proverbs 21:27
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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when brought with evil intent.(A)
Proverbs 1:28
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28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.(A)
Psalm 18:41
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41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.(A)
Jeremiah 14:12
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12 Although they fast, I do not hear their cry, and although they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I do not accept them, but by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence I consume them.(A)
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Jeremiah 11:11
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11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, assuredly I am going to bring disaster upon them that they cannot escape; though they cry out to me, I will not listen to them.(A)
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Isaiah 1:15-16
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15 When you stretch out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.(A)
16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove your evil deeds
from before my eyes;
cease to do evil;(B)
Luke 15:30
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30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’(A)
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