4 For this word is the token of a great promise: for the Lord saith of Himself that He is more ready to give than he that asketh to ask. (2CL)
2 Clement 15:4
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1 WHOEVER hastens to make offering before the Lord's face, the Lord for his part will hasten that offering by granting of his work. (2EN) 2 But whoever increases his lamp before the Lord's face and make not true judgement, the Lord will not increase his treasure in the… (2EN)
2 Esdras 7:64–66
64 But now the mind grows with us, and because of this we are tormented, because we perish and we know it. (WEB) 65 Let the race of men lament and the animals of the field be glad. Let all who are born lament, but let the four-footed animals and the livestock rejoice. (WEB) 66 For… (WEB)
Parables 57:3–5
3 But he again answered, and said unto me; "Whosoever," saith he, "is a servant of God, and hath his own Lord in his heart, asketh understanding of Him, and receiveth it, and interpreteth every parable, and the words of the Lord which are spoken in parables are… (HER)
John 11:21–23
21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.” 23 “Your brother will rise again,” Jesus told her.
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14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. 16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin…
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