I was in trouble\par so I called to the Lord for help.\par The Lord answered me\par and made me free.\par
Luke 11:9 - Easy To Read Version So I tell you, continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible And I tell you: Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you. Catholic Public Domain Version And so I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. |
I was in trouble\par so I called to the Lord for help.\par The Lord answered me\par and made me free.\par
I ask only one thing from the Lord:\par “Let me sit in his temple {\cf2\super [161]} all my life,\par so I can see the Lord’s beauty\par and visit his palace. {\cf2\super [162]} ”\par
Lord, I want to talk with you.\par I want to speak to you from my heart.\par I come before you to speak with you.\par
Powerful people will become\par weak and hungry.\par But the people that go to God for help\par will have every good thing.\par
I went to God for help.\par And he listened.\par He saved me from all the things I fear.\par
\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par
I did not speak in secret.\par I have spoken freely.\par I did not hide my words\par in a dark place of the world.\par I did not tell the people of Jacob\par to look for me in empty places.\par I am the Lord, and I speak the truth.\par I say things that are true.”\par
Then you people will call my name. You will come to me and pray to me. And I will listen to you.
“Judah, pray to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you important secrets. You have never heard these things before.
Then I turned to God, my Master. I prayed to him and asked him for help. I did not eat any food, and I put on the clothes that showed I was sad. And I put dirt on my head.
But I tell you that even Solomon, the great and rich king, was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers.
So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours.
Yes, if a person continues asking, that person will receive. If a person continues looking, that person will find. And if a person continues knocking, the door will open for that person.
And if you ask for anything in my name, I will do it for you. Then the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son.
You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and make fruit. I want this fruit to continue \{in your life\}. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.
“Continue in me and follow my teachings. If you do this, then you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you.
Jesus answered, “You don’t know about the thing God gives. And you don’t know who I am that asked you for a drink. If you knew these things, you would have asked me and I would have given you living water.”
Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. Those people live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to those people.
Without faith, a person cannot please God. Any person who comes to God must believe that God is real. And any person who comes to God must believe that God rewards those people who truly want to find him.
Who were those people who heard God’s voice and were against him? It was all those people that Moses led out of Egypt.
But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.
The prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well. The Lord will heal that person. And if that person has sinned, then God will forgive those sins.
And God gives us the things we ask for. We receive these things because we obey God’s commands and we do the things that please God.
“But you other people in Thyatira have not followed her teaching. You have not learned the things that they call Satan’s (the devil’s) deep secrets. This is what I say to you: I will not put any other burden on you.