Luke 11:1–13

How to Pray

11And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” ²And he said to them, “When you pray, say,

“Father,

may your name be treated as holy.

May your kingdom come.

³Give us each day our daily bread.

⁴And forgive us our sins,

for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

And do not lead us into temptation.”

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁵And he said to them, “Who of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, ⁶because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.’ ⁷And that one will answer from inside and^* say, ‘Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you anything.’^{* 8}I tell you, even if he does not give him anything^* after he^* gets up because he is his friend, at any rate because of his impudence^a he will get up and^* give him whatever he needs.

⁹And I tell you, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you. ¹⁰For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. ¹¹But what father from among you, if his^* son will ask for a fish, instead of a fish will give him a snake? ¹²Or also, if he will ask for an egg, will give him a scorpion? ¹³Therefore if you, although you^* are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”