Ask, and it shall be given 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."
From Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. by Thornburgh, George
"Ask, and it shall be given you," He said; "seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you."
From Child's Story of the Bible by Lathbury, Mary A. (Mary Artemisia)
It has been made known: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
From They Call Me Carpenter by Sinclair, Upton
Thus the Lord says: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it shall be opened to you .
From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.
Ask, and it shall be given you, 22.
From Familiar Quotations by Bartlett, John
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