19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you[a] pray for, it will be done for you[b] by my Father in heaven.

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  1. 18:19 Lit they
  2. 18:19 Lit for them

19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them(A) by my Father in heaven.

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22 And if you believe, you will receive(A) whatever you ask for in prayer.”

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22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(A) in prayer.”

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24 Therefore I tell you, everything you pray(A) and ask for(B)believe that you have received[a](C) it and it will be yours.

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  1. 11:24 Some mss read you receive; other mss read you will receive

24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.(A)

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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him.(A) But let him ask in faith without doubting.[a] For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

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  1. 1:6 Or without divided loyalties

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B) But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt,(C) because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.(A)

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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.

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22 and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands(A) and do what is pleasing in his sight.

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22 and receive from him anything we ask,(A) because we keep his commands(B) and do what pleases him.(C)

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Effective Prayer

14 This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask(A) anything according to his will, he hears us.(B) 15 And if we know that he hears whatever we ask,(C) we know that we have what we have asked of him.(D)

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14 This is the confidence(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(B) 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know(C) that we have what we asked of him.(D)

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