'Ask' in the Bible
Therefore don't 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.
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!
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
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 men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
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 isn't me, is it, Lord?"
Or do you think that I couldn't 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 multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
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."
He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."
But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, "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 ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
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 another said, "Surely not I?"
The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?"
Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.
But they didn't 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, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."
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?"
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:
and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go.
This is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How is it that 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 don't know; or who opened his eyes, we don't know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself."
Even now I know that, whatever you ask of God, God will give you."
Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
You didn't 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.
Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and 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?'
"In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly 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 don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said."
A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God 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?"
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.
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, didn't 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 didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."
I ask then, did God reject 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 assembly.
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
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 he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.
You ask, and don't 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 don't say that he should make a request concerning this.