1 John 3:22

New English Translation

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

Cross References

Job 22:26

Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward God.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

Psalm 34:4

I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 28:9

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 33:3

‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”

Matthew 21:22

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”

Mark 11:24

For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

John 14:13

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

John 15:10

If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

John 15:7

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.

John 6:29

Jesus replied, “This is the deed God requires – to believe in the one whom he sent.”

John 8:29

And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him.”

John 9:31

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

Acts 17:30

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Acts 20:21

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Philippians 4:18

For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent – a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.

Colossians 1:10

so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

James 1:5

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

James 4:3

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

James 5:16

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

1 John 2:3

Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.

1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.