1 John 3:22

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

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  • Mark 11:24 : 24 ‹Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive› [them], ‹and ye shall have› [them].
  • Matt 21:22 : 22 ‹And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.›
  • John 9:31 : 31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
  • John 15:7 : 7 ‹If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.›
  • 1 John 5:14 : 14 ¶ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
  • John 16:23-24 : 23 ¶ ‹And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give› [it] ‹you.› 24 ‹Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.›
  • John 14:13 : 13 ‹And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.›
  • John 8:29 : 29 ‹And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.›
  • Luke 11:9-9 : 9 ‹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.› 10 ‹For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.› 11 ‹If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if› [he ask] ‹a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?› 12 ‹Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?› 13 ‹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall› [your] ‹heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?›
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 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.›
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 ‹Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:› 25 ‹And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.›
  • John 6:29 : 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.›
  • Prov 15:29 : 29 ¶ The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Jer 29:12-13 : 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 ¶ He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
  • Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
  • Ps 34:15-17 : 15 The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their cry. 16 The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
  • Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
  • Ps 66:18-19 : 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]: 19 [But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
  • Ps 145:18-19 : 18 The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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