| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Ask, and it shall be given you |
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| A teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. He continues, “Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” | 1 |
| ‡ This passage suggests that God will give whatever is needed to those who have the faith to ask for it. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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