1. And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
2. And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;
3. give us our needed bread for each day;
4. and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.
5. And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,
6. since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;
7. and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give it thee?
8. --I say to you, Although he will not get up and give them to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.
9. And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
10. For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.
11. But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and the father shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?
12. or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?
13. If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?