He said, *See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?* He said, *I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.*
He said, *Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?* He said, *I will not do it, if I find thirty there.*
He said, *Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?* He said, *I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.*
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the holy ones: