Ask, and it shall be given you

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A teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. He continues, “Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”

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This passage suggests that God will give whatever is needed to those who have the faith to ask for it.

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you, for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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God will provide for your wants—ask and it shall be given you.

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Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you."

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What did the Lord Jesus mean when He spoke such words as these, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

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