Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁵ · kai He said legō to pros them autos, “ Suppose one tis of ek you hymeis has echō a friend philos, and kai you go poreuō to pros him autos at midnight mesonyktion and kai say legō to him autos, ‘ Friend philos, lend kichrēmi me egō three treis loaves artos of bread , ⁶ since epeidē a friend philos of mine egō has come paraginomai to pros me egō from ek a journey hodos and kai I do not ou have echō anything hos to set paratithēmi before him autos’; ⁷ and kakeinos he from inside esōthen answers apokrinomai, saying legō, ‘ Do parechō not mē cause parechō me egō trouble kopos; already ēdē the ho door thura has been locked kleiō and kai · ho my egō children paidion are eimi with meta me egō in eis · ho bed koitē. I cannot ou get anistēmi up and give didōmi you sy anything.’ ⁸ I say legō to you hymeis, even kai though ei he will not ou get up anistēmi and give didōmi him autos anything because dia · ho he is eimi his autos friend philos, yet ge because dia of the ho prospect anaideia of being put to shame he autos will get egeirō up and give didōmi him autos as hosos much as he needs chrēzō.

⁹ “ So kagō to you hymeis I say legō, ask aiteō and kai it will be given didōmi to you hymeis; seek zēteō and kai you will find heuriskō; knock krouō and kai it will be opened anoigō for you hymeis. ¹⁰ For gar everyone pas who ho asks aiteō receives lambanō, and kai everyone who ho seeks zēteō finds heuriskō, and kai for everyone who ho knocks krouō it will be opened anoigō. ¹¹ What tis · de father patēr among ek you hymeis, · ho should his ho son hyios ask aiteō for a fish ichthus, · kai will epididōmi instead anti of a fish ichthus, give epididōmi him autos a snake ophis? ¹² Or ē · kai should he ask aiteō for an egg ōon, will give epididōmi him autos a scorpion skorpios? ¹³ If ei you hymeis then oun, who are hyparchō evil ponēros, know oida how to give didōmi good agathos gifts doma to ho your hymeis children teknon, how posos much more mallon will your ho heavenly ek Father patēr · ho give didōmi the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma to those ho who ask aiteō him autos!”