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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. The World English Bible translates the passage as: 7 "Ask, and it will be given ...
This parable appears in the Gospel of Luke immediately after Jesus teaches the Lord's Prayer, and can therefore be viewed as a continuation of Jesus teaching his disciples how to pray, [1] while the verses which follow help to explain the meaning of the parable: "I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find.
Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. [14] Cross reference: Matthew 21:13, Luke 19:46; Jesus combines quotes from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11 in Matthew 21:13, [15] which is a parallel verse to this verse and Luke 19:46. Both are from expositions on the nature of ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you: do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the ...
Jesus holds out "great promises in favour of prayer. [10] Verse 13 states, Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. and verse 14 partially repeats this: If you ask [me] anything in My name, I will do it.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? The World English Bible translates the passage as: Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
The Catechism states that asking forgiveness, coupled with trusting humility, should be the first movement of a prayer of petition (see Contrition/Repentance above). Jesus said to bring our every need to God in his name and assures that "whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you" (John 16:23).
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: