If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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- WEB If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- KJV If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
- NKJV If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
- NASB If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- NLT But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
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If the disciples abide in Jesus and His words abide in them, they may ask what they desire and it will be done. Prayer shaped by union with Christ is powerfully answered.
Overview
Abiding in Christ and being saturated by His word reshape desires so that prayer aligns with God's will. This is not a blank check for selfish requests but a promise to those whose hearts are formed by Christ's teaching. As believers remain in Him, their petitions increasingly reflect His purposes, and God delights to grant them.
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- Ps 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- 1 Jn 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- 1 Jn 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- Matt 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- Gal 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- 1 Jn 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
- Jer 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- Prov 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- Ps 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Isa 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
- Deut 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
- Col 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- 1 Jn 2:14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
- Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Prov 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
- John 8:37I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
- 2 Jn 1:1–2The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
- Gal 4:2He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.
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