May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you! ¹ 

“Ask ¹  and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door ²  will be opened for you.

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

If I have told you people ¹  about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? ² 

I have told you these things ¹  so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one ¹  forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident. ¹ 

But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach ¹  a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, ²  let him be condemned to hell! ³ 

Does God then give ¹  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ²  or by your believing what you heard? ³ 

Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the solemn truth, ¹  it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.

“Peace I leave with you; ¹  my peace I give to you; I do not give it ²  to you as the world does. ³  Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage. ⁴ 

But I have told you these things ¹  so that when their time ²  comes, you will remember that I told you about them. ³  “I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you. ⁴ 

I am writing to you, fathers, that ¹  you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that ²  you have conquered the evil one. ³ 

I have written to you, children, that ¹  you have known the Father. ²  I have written to you, fathers, that ³  you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that ⁴  you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, ¹  and more will be added to you.

For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

For I will give you the words ¹  along with the wisdom ²  that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

There are many dwelling places ¹  in my Father’s house. ²  Otherwise, I would have told you, because ³  I am going away to make ready ⁴  a place for you. ⁵ 

If you remain ¹  in me and my words remain ²  in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you. ³