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1 Thessalonians 2 11
just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,
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Matthew 17:19-20
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“ Why could we not cast it out?”And He* said to them,“ Because of your meager faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain,‘ Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
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2 Kings 13 14-2 Kings 13 19
When Elisha became sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him and said,“ My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”And Elisha said to him,“ Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows.Then Elisha said to the king of Israel,“ Lay your hand on the bow.” And he laid his hand on it, then Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.And he said,“ Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said,“ Shoot!” So he shot. And he said,“ The Lord’s arrow of victory, and the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will defeat the Arameans at Aphek until you have put an end to them.”Then he said,“ Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel,“ Strike the ground,” and he struck it three times and stopped.Then the man of God became angry at him and said,“ You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you put an end to it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.”
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Galatians 4:12
I beg of you, brothers and sisters, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong;
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1 John 5 14-1 John 5 15
This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
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Mark 6:4-6
Jesus said to them,“ A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.”And He could not do any miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages, teaching.
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3 John 1 4
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Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 4 14-1 Corinthians 4 15
I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. (niv)
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1 John 2 12-1 John 2 14
I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. (niv)
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Psalms 81:10
I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. (niv)
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1 John 3 18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. (niv)
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Hebrews 12:5-6
And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,“ My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” (niv)
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Galatians 4:19
My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, (niv)
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1 John 3 7
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. (niv)
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Matthew 9:28-29
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them,“ Do you believe that I am able to do this?”“ Yes, Lord,” they replied.Then he touched their eyes and said,“ According to your faith let it be done to you”; (niv)
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1John 2:1
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James 1:6-7
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. (niv)