Wanting

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

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; — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack,

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil.

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

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 →

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

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.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

`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 →

Lord, before Thee <FI>is<Fi> all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work. — read the full passage →

For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled <FI>with<Fi> goodness.

but it is great gain--the piety with contentment; — 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.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life <FI>is<Fi> the coming desire.

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

and all--as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'

be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

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 →

but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? — read the full passage →

but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that <FI>is<Fi> to God for Israel, is--for salvation;

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; — read the full passage →

All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

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;

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,

And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, — read the full passage →

`And--ye have sought from thence Jehovah thy God, and hast found, when thou seekest Him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

we--we love him, because He--He first loved us;

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction, — read the full passage →

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete; — read the full passage →

for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find, — read the full passage →

And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, `Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;' — read the full passage →

and he said to her, `What wilt thou?' She saith to him, `Say, that they may sit--these my two sons--one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him. — read the full passage →

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;

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant <FI>is<Fi> the peace of thy sons.

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one--seeking God.

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed, — read the full passage →

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

`I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water. — read the full passage →

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

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.

And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'

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;

I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.