Yes, everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.
Or when you ask, you do not receive because the reason you ask is wrong. You want things so you can use them for your own pleasures.
I said, “My strength is gone, and I have no hope in the Lord.”
In my distress, I said, “God cannot see me!” But you heard my prayer when I cried out to you for help.
We say they are happy because they did not give up. You have heard about Job’s patience, and you know the Lord’s purpose for him in the end. You know the Lord is full of mercy and is kind.
Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope.
I cry out and beg for help, but he ignores my prayer.
If a person asks you for something, give it to him. Don’t refuse to give to someone who wants to borrow from you.
Yes, everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.
So I tell you, ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you.
If your children ask for a fish, which of you would give them a snake instead?