Luke 11:5-13 - Ask, Seek, Knock
5 And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, let me have three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine travelling has come to my house and I have nothing to set before him.' 7 And suppose he answers from the inside, 'Don't bother me; the door is locked by this time, and my children are in bed with me. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give you anything because you are a friend of his, he will at least rise and give you whatever you want, because you persist.
9 So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you; 10 for everyone who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks. 11 What father among you, if asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone? Or, if asked for a fish, will hand him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or, if asked for an egg, will he hand him a scorpion? 13 Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father give the holy Spirit from heaven to those who ask him?"