1 John 5:14
55 helpful votesAnd this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
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And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
Pray without ceasing.
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Rejoice at all times. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain. As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God. For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery. Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts. As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness! . . .
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover. So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him. . . .
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men, yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’” . . .
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah . . .
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.” And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account. Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD. So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. . . .
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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