Bible Cross References
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Matthew 7:7-11
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"Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
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For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock.
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Would any of you who are fathers give your son a stone when he asks for bread?
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Or would you give him a snake when he asks for a fish?
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As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 18:19
"And I tell you more: whenever two of you on earth agree about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Luke 11:9-13
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And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
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For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.
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Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish?
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Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
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As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Luke 18:1-8
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Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged.
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"In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
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And there was a widow in that same town who kept coming to him and pleading for her rights, saying, 'Help me against my opponent!'
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For a long time the judge refused to act, but at last he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or respect people,
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yet because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. If I don't, she will keep on coming and finally wear me out!' "
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And the Lord continued, "Listen to what that corrupt judge said.
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Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them?
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I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?"
John 14:13
And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.
John 15:7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.
John 16:23-27
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"When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.
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Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.
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"I have used figures of speech to tell you these things. But the time will come when I will not use figures of speech, but will speak to you plainly about the Father.
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When that day comes, you will ask him in my name; and I do not say that I will ask him on your behalf,
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for the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me and have believed that I came from God.
James 1:5
But if any of you lack wisdom, you should pray to God, who will give it to you; because God gives generously and graciously to all.
James 1:6
But when you pray, you must believe and not doubt at all. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is driven and blown about by the wind.
James 5:15-18
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This prayer made in faith will heal the sick; the Lord will restore them to health, and the sins they have committed will be forgiven.
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So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect.
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Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years.
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Once again he prayed, and the sky poured out its rain and the earth produced its crops.
1 John 3:22
We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.
1 John 5:14
We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.
1 John 5:15
He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him.