Matthew 7:7

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Matthew 7:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

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Matthew 7:11

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!

Matthew 21:22

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

1 Kings 3:5

One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

Psalms 10:17

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

Psalms 50:15

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalms 86:5

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalms 145:18

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

Psalms 145:19

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Jeremiah 29:12

Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Jeremiah 29:13

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Luke 11:9

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.

Luke 11:10

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Luke 11:13

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!”

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

John 14:13

And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:14

If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.

John 15:7

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

John 15:16

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.

John 16:23

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.

John 16:24

Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

James 1:5

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.

James 1:6

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.

James 5:15

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.

1 John 3:22

and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

1 John 5:15

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Revelation 3:17

You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Psalms 10:4

In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalms 27:8

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

Psalms 69:32

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

Psalms 70:4

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

Psalms 105:3

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Psalms 105:4

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Psalms 119:12

Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.

Song of Solomon 3:2

I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.

Amos 5:4

For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!

Romans 2:7

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

Romans 3:11

There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

Hebrews 11:6

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.

Luke 13:25

After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’