you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

你们求也得不着，是因为你们妄求，要浪费在你们的宴乐中。

你们求也得不着，是因为你们妄求，为了要浪费在你们的宴乐中。

你们求也得不着，是因为你们妄求，为了要浪费在你们的宴乐中。

你们求也得不到是因为你们动机不纯，只求享乐和满足自己的欲望。

你们求也得不到，因为你们的动机不良，要把所得的耗费在你们的私欲上。

你们求也不能得到，是因为你们求的动机不对，为了要花费在自己的私欲上。

你們求也得不着，是因為你們妄求，要浪費在你們的宴樂中。

你們求也得不着，是因為你們妄求，為了要浪費在你們的宴樂中。

你們求也得不着，是因為你們妄求，為了要浪費在你們的宴樂中。

你們求也得不到是因為你們動機不純，只求享樂和滿足自己的慾望。

你們求也得不到，因為你們的動機不良，要把所得的耗費在你們的私慾上。

你們求而無所得，因為你們妄求，要浪費在你們的宴樂中。

你們求也不能得到，是因為你們求的動機不對，為了要花費在自己的私慾上。

爾求而不得、以爾妄求、欲用之於爾慾也、

爾求而不得、妄求從欲故也、

爾求而不得、因爾妄求、欲以所求者、縱爾之慾、

求而不得者、以爾求之不以其道、蓋爾所求者、徒為縱情恣慾而已

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

When you do ask for something, you don’t receive it. That’s because you ask for the wrong reason. You want to spend your money on your sinful pleasures.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong— you want only what will give you pleasure.

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with the wrong motives, so that you may spend what you request on your pleasures.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume[ it] upon your lusts.

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,

Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?

The LORD abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Someday these sinners will cry to the LORD for help, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, because they have done such wicked deeds.”

If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.

But Jesus said to them,“ You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?”

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him?Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times?

“‘ It then came about that just as I cried out, but they would not obey, so they will cry out, but I will not listen,’ the LORD LORD WHO RULES OVER ALL had said.

So I, the LORD, say this:‘ I will soon bring disaster on them which they will not be able to escape! When they cry out to me for help, I will not listen to them.

Even if they fast, I will not hear their cries for help. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will kill them through wars, famines, and plagues.”

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

So, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people. Do not cry out to me or petition me on their behalf. Do not plead with me to save them. For I will not listen to them when they call out to me for help when disaster strikes them.”

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!

Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.

Jesus answered,“ You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?” They said to him,“ We are able.”

The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Then they cry out– but he does not answer– because of the arrogance of the wicked.

After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.

Jesus also said to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.So he called the manager in and said to him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’

But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’