You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
“As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,
Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.
Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”
Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”
“Therefore do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
They cried for help, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil,
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
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