1 John 3:22-23 and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

JPS_ASV_Byz⁽ⁱ⁾ ²² and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. ²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave commandment.