8. He may not get up and give you the bread, just because you are his friend. But he will get up and give you as much as you need, simply because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.
9. So I tell you to ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened for you.
10. Everyone who asks will receive, everyone who searches will find, and the door will be opened for everyone who knocks.
11. Which one of you fathers would give your hungry child a snake if the child asked for a fish?
12. Which one of you would give your child a scorpion if the child asked for an egg?