Genesis 18:27

27Abraham answered and said, aBehold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and It Will Be Given

7 bAsk, cand it will be given to you; dseek, and you will find; eknock, and it will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:11

11If you then, fwho are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will gyour Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Luke 11:8

8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything hbecause he is his friend, yet because of his impudence
Or persistence
he will rise and give him whatever he needs.

Luke 18:1

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought jalways to pray and not klose heart.

Ephesians 6:18

18praying lat all times min the Spirit, nwith all prayer and supplication. To that end, okeep alert with all perseverance, making psupplication for all the saints,

Hebrews 4:16

16 qLet us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 10:20-22

20by rthe new and living way that he opened for us through sthe curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21and since we have ta great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts usprinkled clean vfrom an evil conscience and our bodies wwashed with pure water.
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