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If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.(A)

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Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(A)

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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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13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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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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16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.(A)

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Ask, Search, Knock

“Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.(A)

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23 On that day you will ask nothing of me.[a] Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 16.23 Or will ask me no question
  2. 16.23 Other ancient authorities read Father, he will give it to you in my name

The Works of the Flesh

16 Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh.(A)

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27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.[a](A)

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  1. 2.27 Or it

16 Your words were found, and I ate them,
    and your words became to me a joy
    and the delight of my heart,
for I am called by your name,
    O Lord, God of hosts.(A)

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24 What the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.(A)

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Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
    and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicator[a] shall go before you;
    the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 58.8 Or vindication

11 I treasure your word in my heart,
    so that I may not sin against you.(A)

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Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.

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14 I write to you, children,
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young people,
    because you are strong
    and the word of God abides in you,
        and you have overcome the evil one.(A)

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16 Let the word of Christ[a] dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.[b](A)

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  1. 3.16 Other ancient authorities read of God or of the Lord
  2. 3.16 Other ancient authorities read to the Lord

he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
    keep my commandments and live.(A)

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26 then you will delight yourself in the Almighty[a]
    and lift up your face to God.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.26 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

37 I know that you are descendants of Abraham, yet you look for an opportunity to kill me because there is no place in you for my word.

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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](A)

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  1. 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread

Salutation

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth,(A) because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

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but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father.

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