Bible Verses About Requests for Favor

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?