6. seeing a friend of mine came out of the way unto me, and I have not what I shall set before him,
7. and he from within answering may say, Do not give me trouble, already the door hath been shut, and my children with me are in the bed, I am not able, having risen, to give to thee.
8. `I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;
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 who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.
11. `And of which of you--the father--if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?
12. and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?
13. If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'
14. And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,
15. and certain of them said, `By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'
16. and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.
17. And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;
18. and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.
19. `But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons--your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;
20. but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.
21. `When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;
22. but when the stronger than he, having come upon [him], may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;
23. he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.