For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.
1 John 3:22 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his mitzvot and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And we receive from Him whatever we ask, because we [watchfully] obey His orders [observe His suggestions and injunctions, follow His plan for us] and [habitually] practice what is pleasing to Him. American Standard Version (1901) and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. Common English Bible We receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. Catholic Public Domain Version and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight. |
For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.*
The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, *This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.*
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.*
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you keep my mitzvot, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's mitzvot, and remain in his love.
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
Yeshua answered them, *This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.*
He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.*
We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Yeshua.
But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Yeshua the Messiah, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amein.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.