"Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

"And I tell you more: whenever two of you on earth agree about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

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

Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.

For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.

And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.

So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect.

We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.

He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him.