Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Or who is there among you, who, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he will ask for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

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.

And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? No one is good but one. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from man?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.

They were exceedingly sorrowful, and each began to ask him, "It is not me, is it, Lord?"

Or do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you."

And he swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."

So she went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."

But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask."

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

But about the dead, that they are raised; have you not read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.

They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, "Surely not I?"

And the crowd went up and began to ask him to do as he always did for them.

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to destroy it?"

Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

But they did not understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

"I tell you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside.

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

"He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

They did not dare to ask him any more questions.

and if I ask, you will not answer.

And this is John's testimony, when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How can you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself."

Therefore his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you."

And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you will ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

"And in that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

In that day you will ask in my name, and I am not saying to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf,

Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them; surely they know what I said."

A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they put daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look.

Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask the Lord if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"

And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."

Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.

But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"

But I ask, did not Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry."

Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me. I was revealed to those who did not ask for me."

I ask then, has God rejected his people? May it never be. For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be. But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the church.

Now you, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you

By faith, he lived as a foreigner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your seed be called;"

By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

You lust, and do not have. You kill, covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and make war. You do not have, because you do not ask.

You ask, and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I do not say that he should make a request concerning this.