Luke 11:1-13 ▼

1 And as He was praying in a certain retired place, as soon as He had done, one of his disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples.

2 And He said unto them, when ye pray, say, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done as in heaven so also upon earth;

3 give us day by day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins,

4 for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. "

5 And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine on his journey is come to me,

6 and I have nothing to set before him:

7 and he from within shall answer and say, Do not be troublesome; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed, I cannot rise to give thee.

8 I tell you, tho' he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend: yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

9 And so I tell you, Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11 If a son ask bread of any father among you, will he give him a stone? and if he ask for a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent? or if he ask for an egg,

12 will he give him a scorpion?

13 If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that ask Him?