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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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 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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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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Mark 11:24
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24 So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received[a] it, and it will be yours.(A)
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- 11.24 Other ancient authorities read are receiving
Psalm 145:18-19
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18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.(A)
19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.(B)
John 15:16
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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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Jeremiah 33:3
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3 Call to me, and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.(A)
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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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Matthew 7:8
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8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.(A)
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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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1 John 5:14-15
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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.
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John 16:23-24
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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] 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.(A)
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Hebrews 11:6
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6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would approach God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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James 1:5-6
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5 If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.(A) 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.(B)
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Luke 11:9-13
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9 “So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.(A) 10 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 Is there anyone among you who, if your child asked for[a] a fish, would give a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if the child asked for an egg, would give a scorpion? 13 If you, then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit[b] to those who ask him!”
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Proverbs 8:17
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17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.(A)
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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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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Psalm 10:17
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17 O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear(A)
Matthew 18:19
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19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.(A)
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Psalm 105:3-4
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3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.(A)
4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.(B)
Amos 5:4
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4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
Seek me and live,(A)
James 5:15
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15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up, and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;(A)
7 let the wicked forsake their way
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.(B)
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