and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children [a]and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet (A)because of his [b]persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

“So I say to you, [c](B)ask, and it will be given to you; [d]seek, and you will find; [e]knock, and it will be opened to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:7 Lit with me
  2. Luke 11:8 Lit shamelessness
  3. Luke 11:9 Or keep asking
  4. Luke 11:9 Or keep seeking
  5. Luke 11:9 Or keep knocking