Matthew 18:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Again, I say to you, that if two of you are in agreement on earth about anything for which they will make a request, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

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  • 1 John 5:14-16 : 14 And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us: 15 And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests. 16 If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.
  • Jas 5:14-16 : 14 Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord. 15 And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness. 16 So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.
  • Mark 11:24 : 24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.
  • Matt 7:7 : 7 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
  • Matt 21:22 : 22 And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.
  • Acts 4:24-31 : 24 And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them: 25 Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? 26 The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ: 27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together, 28 To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose. 29 And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear, 30 While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus. 31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.
  • John 14:13-14 : 13 And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son. 14 If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it.
  • John 15:7 : 7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.
  • John 15:16 : 16 You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.
  • John 16:23 : 23 And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.
  • Eph 6:18-20 : 18 With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints, 19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news, 20 For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.
  • Phil 1:19 : 19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
  • Acts 12:5 : 5 So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.
  • 1 John 3:22 : 22 And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
  • Matt 5:24 : 24 While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.
  • Acts 1:14 : 14 And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
  • Acts 6:4 : 4 Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.

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    20For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.

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    14Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

    15And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.

    16But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

    17And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

    18Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

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    21And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.

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  • John 14:11-14
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    11Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

    12Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.

    13And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son.

    14If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it.

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    2And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.

  • Mark 11:23-26
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    23Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

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    25And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

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    19I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

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    7If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.

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    9And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

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    35So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.

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    8So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

    9Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

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    23And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name.

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    19Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

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    7Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

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    20My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word;

    21May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me.

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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?

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    26In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

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    35And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

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    19So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

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    6So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.

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    23For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

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    15And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.

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    17So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.