James 4:2 You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so y...

4:2 AMP

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Amplified Bible - You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God].
新标点和合本 - 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们贪恋，得不着就杀人；你们嫉妒，不能得手就起争执和冲突；你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们贪恋，得不着就杀人；你们嫉妒，不能得手就起争执和冲突；你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
当代译本 - 你们贪心，得不到就去杀人。你们嫉妒，得不到就互相争斗、彼此反目。你们得不到是因为你们不向上帝祈求。
圣经新译本 - 你们放纵贪欲，如果得不到，就杀人；你们嫉妒，如果一无所得，就打斗争执。你们得不到，因为你们不求；
中文标准译本 - 你们渴望而不能拥有，就杀人；你们嫉妒而不能获得，就争斗、作战。你们不能拥有，是因为你们不求；
现代标点和合本 - 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
New International Version - You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
New International Reader's Version - You want something, but you don’t have it. So you kill. You want what others have, but you can’t get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t have what you want, because you don’t ask God.
English Standard Version - You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
New Living Translation - You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
The Message - You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
Christian Standard Bible - You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and wage war. You do not have because you do not ask.
New American Standard Bible - You lust and do not have, so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.
New King James Version - You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
American Standard Version - Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
King James Version - Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
New English Translation - You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;
World English Bible - You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.
新標點和合本 - 你們貪戀，還是得不着；你們殺害嫉妒，又鬥毆爭戰，也不能得。你們得不着，是因為你們不求。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們貪戀，得不着就殺人；你們嫉妒，不能得手就起爭執和衝突；你們得不着，是因為你們不求。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們貪戀，得不着就殺人；你們嫉妒，不能得手就起爭執和衝突；你們得不着，是因為你們不求。
當代譯本 - 你們貪心，得不到就去殺人。你們嫉妒，得不到就互相爭鬥、彼此反目。你們得不到是因為你們不向上帝祈求。
聖經新譯本 - 你們放縱貪慾，如果得不到，就殺人；你們嫉妒，如果一無所得，就打鬥爭執。你們得不到，因為你們不求；
呂振中譯本 - 你們貪慾而無所有，你們就殺人；你們切求而不能得，你們就鬥毆爭戰。你們得不着，因為你們不求。
中文標準譯本 - 你們渴望而不能擁有，就殺人；你們嫉妒而不能獲得，就爭鬥、作戰。你們不能擁有，是因為你們不求；
現代標點和合本 - 你們貪戀，還是得不著；你們殺害嫉妒，又鬥毆爭戰，也不能得。你們得不著，是因為你們不求。
文理和合譯本 - 爾欲而不得、爾殺爾嫉而不能得、戰鬥也、爭競也、爾之無所得者、以爾不求也、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾欲而不得、爾忿怒殺戮、而終無所獲、爾戰鬥爭競、而無所得者、因爾不知求、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾貪欲而無所得、爾殘殺嫉妒而無所獲、爾戰鬥爭競而亦無所獲、皆因爾不祈求、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾貪而不得、乃行兇殺；妒而不獲乃起爭奪。爾之所以不得者、以爾不求也；
Nueva Versión Internacional - Desean algo y no lo consiguen. Matan y sienten envidia, y no pueden obtener lo que quieren. Riñen y se hacen la guerra. No tienen, porque no piden.
현대인의 성경 - 여러분은 욕심을 내어도 얻지 못해서 살인하며 탐을 내어도 얻지 못해서 다투고 싸웁니다. 여러분이 얻지 못하는 것은 하나님께 구하지 않기 때문입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете, и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь, и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите;
Восточный перевод - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите у Всевышнего,
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите у Аллаха,
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите у Всевышнего,
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Vous convoitez beaucoup de choses, mais vos désirs restent insatisfaits. Vous êtes meurtriers, vous vous consumez en jalousie, et vous ne pouvez rien obtenir. Vous bataillez et vous vous disputez. Vous n’avez pas ce que vous désirez parce que vous ne demandez pas à Dieu.
リビングバイブル - あなたがたときたら、人を殺してでも欲しいものを手に入れたがるのです。うらやんでも手に入れることができないと、力ずくで奪おうとしてけんかをします。神に願い求めることをしないからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐπιθυμεῖτε καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε, φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν, μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε, οὐκ ἔχετε διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐπιθυμεῖτε καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε; φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε, καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν; μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε; οὐκ ἔχετε, διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς;
Nova Versão Internacional - Vocês cobiçam coisas, mas não as têm; matam e invejam, mas não conseguem obter o que desejam. Vocês vivem a lutar e a fazer guerras. Não têm, porque não pedem.
Hoffnung für alle - Ihr wollt alles haben und werdet nichts bekommen. Ihr seid voller Neid und tödlichem Hass ; doch gewinnen werdet ihr dadurch nichts. Eure Streitigkeiten und Kämpfe nützen euch gar nichts. Solange ihr nicht Gott bittet, werdet ihr nichts empfangen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em ham muốn mà không được gì. Ham muốn rồi giết người nhưng vẫn không chiếm đoạt được điều mình muốn. Anh chị em cãi cọ, tranh giành. Anh chị em không được những điều mình mong muốn vì anh chị em không cầu xin Chúa.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ท่านอยากได้แต่ไม่ได้ ท่านฆ่าและละโมบของผู้อื่น ท่านไม่ได้สิ่งที่ตนต้องการก็วิวาทและต่อสู้กัน ท่านไม่มีเพราะไม่ได้ทูลขอพระเจ้า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านอยากได้เหลือเกิน แต่ก็ไม่ได้ ท่านจึงฆ่า ท่านโลภอยากได้ แต่ก็ไม่ได้มาเป็นของตน ท่านจึงทะเลาะวิวาทและสู้รบกัน ท่านไม่มี เพราะท่านไม่ได้อธิษฐานขอ

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Proverbs 1:19 - So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.
Habakkuk 2:5 - Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man, So that he does not stay at home. His appetite is large like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He gathers to himself all nations And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].
James 5:1 - Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.
James 5:2 - Your wealth has rotted and is ruined and your [fine] clothes have become moth-eaten.
James 5:3 - Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up your treasure in the last days [when it will do you no good].
James 5:4 - Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
James 5:5 - On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 - There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.
Isaiah 7:12 - But Ahaz said, “ I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”
1 Timothy 6:9 - But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
John 4:10 - Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”
Luke 11:9 - “So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:10 - For everyone who keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened.
Luke 11:11 - What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
Luke 11:12 - Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Luke 11:13 - If you, then, being evil [that is, sinful by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!”
James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.
Matthew 7:7 - “ Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:8 - For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened.
John 16:24 - Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.

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Amplified Bible - You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God].
新标点和合本 - 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们贪恋，得不着就杀人；你们嫉妒，不能得手就起争执和冲突；你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们贪恋，得不着就杀人；你们嫉妒，不能得手就起争执和冲突；你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
当代译本 - 你们贪心，得不到就去杀人。你们嫉妒，得不到就互相争斗、彼此反目。你们得不到是因为你们不向上帝祈求。
圣经新译本 - 你们放纵贪欲，如果得不到，就杀人；你们嫉妒，如果一无所得，就打斗争执。你们得不到，因为你们不求；
中文标准译本 - 你们渴望而不能拥有，就杀人；你们嫉妒而不能获得，就争斗、作战。你们不能拥有，是因为你们不求；
现代标点和合本 - 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们贪恋，还是得不着；你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。
New International Version - You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
New International Reader's Version - You want something, but you don’t have it. So you kill. You want what others have, but you can’t get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t have what you want, because you don’t ask God.
English Standard Version - You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.
New Living Translation - You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
The Message - You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
Christian Standard Bible - You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and wage war. You do not have because you do not ask.
New American Standard Bible - You lust and do not have, so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.
New King James Version - You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
American Standard Version - Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
King James Version - Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
New English Translation - You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;
World English Bible - You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.
新標點和合本 - 你們貪戀，還是得不着；你們殺害嫉妒，又鬥毆爭戰，也不能得。你們得不着，是因為你們不求。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們貪戀，得不着就殺人；你們嫉妒，不能得手就起爭執和衝突；你們得不着，是因為你們不求。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們貪戀，得不着就殺人；你們嫉妒，不能得手就起爭執和衝突；你們得不着，是因為你們不求。
當代譯本 - 你們貪心，得不到就去殺人。你們嫉妒，得不到就互相爭鬥、彼此反目。你們得不到是因為你們不向上帝祈求。
聖經新譯本 - 你們放縱貪慾，如果得不到，就殺人；你們嫉妒，如果一無所得，就打鬥爭執。你們得不到，因為你們不求；
呂振中譯本 - 你們貪慾而無所有，你們就殺人；你們切求而不能得，你們就鬥毆爭戰。你們得不着，因為你們不求。
中文標準譯本 - 你們渴望而不能擁有，就殺人；你們嫉妒而不能獲得，就爭鬥、作戰。你們不能擁有，是因為你們不求；
現代標點和合本 - 你們貪戀，還是得不著；你們殺害嫉妒，又鬥毆爭戰，也不能得。你們得不著，是因為你們不求。
文理和合譯本 - 爾欲而不得、爾殺爾嫉而不能得、戰鬥也、爭競也、爾之無所得者、以爾不求也、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾欲而不得、爾忿怒殺戮、而終無所獲、爾戰鬥爭競、而無所得者、因爾不知求、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾貪欲而無所得、爾殘殺嫉妒而無所獲、爾戰鬥爭競而亦無所獲、皆因爾不祈求、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾貪而不得、乃行兇殺；妒而不獲乃起爭奪。爾之所以不得者、以爾不求也；
Nueva Versión Internacional - Desean algo y no lo consiguen. Matan y sienten envidia, y no pueden obtener lo que quieren. Riñen y se hacen la guerra. No tienen, porque no piden.
현대인의 성경 - 여러분은 욕심을 내어도 얻지 못해서 살인하며 탐을 내어도 얻지 못해서 다투고 싸웁니다. 여러분이 얻지 못하는 것은 하나님께 구하지 않기 때문입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете, и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь, и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите;
Восточный перевод - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите у Всевышнего,
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите у Аллаха,
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Вы чего-то хотите, но не имеете и поэтому убиваете. Вы чему-то завидуете, но не можете этого достичь и поэтому вступаете в борьбу и враждуете. Но вы не имеете потому, что не просите у Всевышнего,
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Vous convoitez beaucoup de choses, mais vos désirs restent insatisfaits. Vous êtes meurtriers, vous vous consumez en jalousie, et vous ne pouvez rien obtenir. Vous bataillez et vous vous disputez. Vous n’avez pas ce que vous désirez parce que vous ne demandez pas à Dieu.
リビングバイブル - あなたがたときたら、人を殺してでも欲しいものを手に入れたがるのです。うらやんでも手に入れることができないと、力ずくで奪おうとしてけんかをします。神に願い求めることをしないからです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἐπιθυμεῖτε καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε, φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν, μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε, οὐκ ἔχετε διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐπιθυμεῖτε καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε; φονεύετε καὶ ζηλοῦτε, καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν; μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε; οὐκ ἔχετε, διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς;
Nova Versão Internacional - Vocês cobiçam coisas, mas não as têm; matam e invejam, mas não conseguem obter o que desejam. Vocês vivem a lutar e a fazer guerras. Não têm, porque não pedem.
Hoffnung für alle - Ihr wollt alles haben und werdet nichts bekommen. Ihr seid voller Neid und tödlichem Hass ; doch gewinnen werdet ihr dadurch nichts. Eure Streitigkeiten und Kämpfe nützen euch gar nichts. Solange ihr nicht Gott bittet, werdet ihr nichts empfangen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em ham muốn mà không được gì. Ham muốn rồi giết người nhưng vẫn không chiếm đoạt được điều mình muốn. Anh chị em cãi cọ, tranh giành. Anh chị em không được những điều mình mong muốn vì anh chị em không cầu xin Chúa.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ท่านอยากได้แต่ไม่ได้ ท่านฆ่าและละโมบของผู้อื่น ท่านไม่ได้สิ่งที่ตนต้องการก็วิวาทและต่อสู้กัน ท่านไม่มีเพราะไม่ได้ทูลขอพระเจ้า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านอยากได้เหลือเกิน แต่ก็ไม่ได้ ท่านจึงฆ่า ท่านโลภอยากได้ แต่ก็ไม่ได้มาเป็นของตน ท่านจึงทะเลาะวิวาทและสู้รบกัน ท่านไม่มี เพราะท่านไม่ได้อธิษฐานขอ

Proverbs 1:19 - So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.
Habakkuk 2:5 - Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man, So that he does not stay at home. His appetite is large like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He gathers to himself all nations And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].
James 5:1 - Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.
James 5:2 - Your wealth has rotted and is ruined and your [fine] clothes have become moth-eaten.
James 5:3 - Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up your treasure in the last days [when it will do you no good].
James 5:4 - Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
James 5:5 - On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 - There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.
Isaiah 7:12 - But Ahaz said, “ I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!”
1 Timothy 6:9 - But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
John 4:10 - Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”
Luke 11:9 - “So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:10 - For everyone who keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened.
Luke 11:11 - What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
Luke 11:12 - Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Luke 11:13 - If you, then, being evil [that is, sinful by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!”
James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.
Matthew 7:7 - “ Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:8 - For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened.
John 16:24 - Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.