You askand do not receive,becauseyou askwith wrong motives,sothat you may spend[it] on your pleasures.
Thisis the confidencewhichwe havebeforeHim, that, ifwe askanythingaccordingto His will,He hearsus.
and whateverwe askwe receivefrom Him, becausewe keepHis commandmentsand dothe things that are pleasingin His sight.
Whatis the sourceof quarrelsand conflictsamongyou? Is not the sourceyour pleasuresthat wage warin your members?
Thenthey will cryout to the LORD,But He will not answerthem. Instead, He will hideHis facefrom them at that timeBecausethey have practicedevildeeds.
The sacrificeof the wickedis an abominationto the LORD,But the prayerof the uprightis His delight.
He who shutshis earto the cryof the poorWill alsocryhimselfand not be answered.
"Therethey cryout, but He does not answerBecauseof the prideof evilmen.
"And justas He calledand they would not listen,sothey calledand I would not listen,"saysthe LORDof hosts;
"And not manydayslater,the youngersongatheredeverythingtogetherand went on a journeyinto a distantcountry,and therehe squanderedhis estatewith looseliving.
But Jesussaidto them, "You do not knowwhatyou are asking.Are you ableto drinkthe cupthat I drink,orto be baptizedwith the baptismwith whichI am baptized?"
But Jesusanswered,"You do not knowwhatyou are asking.Are you ableto drinkthe cupthat I am aboutto drink?"They saidto Him, "We are able."
"Therefore do not prayfor thispeople,norliftup a cryor prayerfor them; for I will not listenwhenthey callto Me becauseof their disaster.
The sacrificeof the wickedis an abomination,Howmuchmorewhenhe bringsit with evilintent!
"Thenthey will callon me, but I will not answer;They will seekme diligentlybut they will not findme,
"Whenthey fast,I am not going to listento their cry;and whenthey offerburntofferingand grain offering,I am not going to acceptthem. RatherI am going to makean endof them by the sword,famineand pestilence."
They criedfor help,but therewas noneto save,[Even] to the LORD,but He did not answerthem.
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"BeholdI am bringingdisasteron them whichthey will not be ableto escape;though they will cryto Me, yet I will not listento them.
but whenthissonof yourscame,who has devouredyour wealthwith prostitutes,you killedthe fattenedcalffor him.'
Godsaidto him, "Becauseyou have askedthisthingand have not askedfor yourself longlife,norhave askedrichesfor yourself, norhave you askedfor the lifeof your enemies,but have askedfor yourself discernmentto understandjustice,
"For everyonewho asks,receives;and he who seeks,finds;and to him who knocks,it will be opened.
