And he said,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord;supposetwentyare foundthere?"And He said,"I will not destroy[it] on accountof the twenty."
And Abrahamreplied,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord,although I am [but] dustand ashes.
Then he said,"Ohmaythe Lordnot be angry,and I shall speak;supposethirtyare foundthere?"And He said,"I will not do[it] ifI findthirtythere."
Then he said,"Ohmaythe Lordnot be angry,and I shall speakonlythisonce;supposetenare foundthere?"And He said,"I will not destroy[it] on accountof the ten."
"Ifyou then,beingevil,know howto givegoodgiftsto your children,how muchmorewill your Fatherwho is in heavengivewhat is goodto thosewho askHim!
"Ask,and it will be givento you; seek,and you will find;knock,and it will be openedto you.
"I tellyou, eventhoughhe will not getup and givehim [anything] becausehe is his friend,yetbecauseof his persistencehe will getup and givehim as muchas he needs.
NowHe was tellingthem a parableto show that at all timesthey oughtto prayand not to lose heart,
With allprayerand petitionprayat alltimesin the Spirit,and with thisin view,be on the alertwith allperseveranceand petitionfor allthe saints,
Thereforelet us draw nearwith confidenceto the throneof grace,sothat we may receivemercyand findgraceto helpin time of need.
