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Asking In Prayer
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and all--as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'
And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,
and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;
`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend <FI>it<Fi> .
Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.
till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
continually pray ye;
And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us, — read the full passage →
if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed, — read the full passage →
through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--
And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> , we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,
for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →
and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;
we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace--for seasonable help.
if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.
if, therefore, ye being evil, have known good gifts to give to your children, how much more shall your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens give good things to those asking him?
for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;
and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son; — read the full passage →
Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things--thou hast not known them.
`And--praying--ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,
And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint,
Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.
I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;
`But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who <FI>is<Fi> in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.
Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I--I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.
and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.
and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,
is any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →
In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;
always rejoice ye; — read the full passage →
and I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: — read the full passage →
watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'
thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who <FI>art<Fi> in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name. — read the full passage →
and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.
in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;
`Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask--it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,
Near <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.
Unto Him <FI>with<Fi> my mouth I have called, And exaltation <FI>is<Fi> under my tongue.
And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →
`And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you,
In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.
is any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord,
if ye ask anything in my name I will do <FI>it<Fi> .
To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. --A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer.
and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,
these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'
And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying;
`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; — read the full passage →
Far <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.
Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;
And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →
And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,
for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.
but I--I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,
`Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.
My prayer is prepared--incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands--the evening present.
Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows. — read the full passage →
And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
`And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;
If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,
and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.
`And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me--the sinner! — read the full passage →
`And--praying--ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard, — read the full passage →
But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you--from hearing.
for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord--
so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,
and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;
and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.'
Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, `My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;'
At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?' — read the full passage →
`Incline, O my God, Thine ear, and hear, open Thine eyes and see our desolations, and the city on which Thy name is called; for not for our righteous acts are we causing our supplications to fall before Thee, but for Thy mercies that <FI>are<Fi> many.
See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him; — read the full passage →
`These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled, — read the full passage →
Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;
for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →
If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'
And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him, — read the full passage →
thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who <FI>art<Fi> in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.
And it hath come to pass, They do not yet call, and I answer, They are yet speaking, and I hear.
and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;
whence also he is able to save to the very end, those coming through him unto God--ever living to make intercession for them.
And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'
And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, `My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'
And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,
Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer <FI>is<Fi> an abomination.
He doth call Me, and I answer him, I <FI>am<Fi> with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.
ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;
for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,
and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: YLT.