John 16:23
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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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John 15:7
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7 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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John 14:13-14
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13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If in my name you ask me[a] for anything, I will do it.
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- 14.14 Other ancient authorities lack me
Matthew 21:22
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22 Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.”(A)
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1 John 5:14-16
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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. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. 16 If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a deadly sin, you will ask, and God[a] will give life to such a one—to those whose sin is not deadly. There is sin that is deadly; I do not say that you should pray about that.(A)
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Isaiah 65:24
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24 Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear.(A)
Matthew 7:7
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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)
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John 16:26
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26 On that day you will ask in my name. I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf,
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John 14:20
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20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.(A)
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Ephesians 2:18
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18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.(A)
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John 15:15-16
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15 I do not call you servants[a] any longer, because the servant[b] does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 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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1 John 2:1
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Christ Our Advocate
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,(A)
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Hebrews 10:19-23
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A Call to Persevere
19 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,(A) 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),(B) 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,(C) 22 let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.(D) 23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.(E)
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John 14:5
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5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
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Ephesians 3:14-20
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Prayer for the Readers
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,[a] 15 from whom every family[b] in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit(A) 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 18 I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth(B) 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.(C)
20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,(D)
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1 Timothy 2:5-6
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5 For
there is one God;
there is also one mediator between God and humankind,
Christ Jesus, himself human,(A)
6 who gave himself a ransom for all
—this was attested at the right time.(B)
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John 16:19
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19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’?
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John 13:36-37
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Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.”(A) 37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”(B)
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Hebrews 7:25-26
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25 Consequently, he is able for all time to save[a] those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.(A)
26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.(B)
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- 7.25 Or able to save completely
Hebrews 4:14-16
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Jesus the Great High Priest
14 Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.(A) 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(B) 16 Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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John 16:30
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30 Now we know that you know all things and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God.”(A)
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John 14:22
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22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”
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John 21:20-21
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Jesus and the Beloved Disciple
20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”(A) 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
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