Bible Verses About Asking Permission
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for asking permission, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,316 votes, led by Matthew 7:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Asking Permission
Matthew 7:743 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 21:2230 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
2 Timothy 3:1629 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
James 1:525 votes
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.
John 14:13-1423 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
1 John 1:923 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 5:1423 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 John 5:14-1523 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 Peter 5:822 votes
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
John 3:1621 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 15:721 votes
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Romans 13:1-721 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Philippians 4:621 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
James 5:1721 votes
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
Luke 22:31-3220 votes
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
John 14:1320 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
1 Chronicles 16:1119 votes
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Job 1:9-1119 votes
Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
Romans 8:2819 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
1 Thessalonians 2:1819 votes
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
James 5:1618 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Judges 21:117 votes
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
2 Samuel 24:117 votes
And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
John 16:23-2417 votes
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.
Zechariah 10:116 votes
Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
What does the Bible say about asking permission?
Readers most often cite Matthew 7:7 on the subject of asking permission. Across 1,316 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 21:22, 2 Timothy 3:16, James 1:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.