Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Heavenly
General references
Bible References
Being
Genesis 6:5
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 8:21
The Lord smelled the soothing aroma; and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Job 15:14 “What is man, that he should be pure,
Orhe who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Or
Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
And in sin my mother conceived me.
John 3:5
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.
Titus 3:3 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
Know
Isaiah 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, butI will not forget you.
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but
Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
Heavenly
Luke 11:2
And He said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Luke 15:30 but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
Matthew 5:16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Give the
Proverbs 1:23 “Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I willpour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to you.
Behold, I will
I will make my words known to you.
Isaiah 44:3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I willpour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants;
And streams on the dry ground;
I will
And My blessing on your descendants;
Ezekiel 36:27
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
Joel 2:28 “It will come about after this
That I willpour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
That I will
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
John 7:37
Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
General references
Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
Luke 18:19
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.