'Asking' in the Bible

So they made signs to his father [asking] what he wanted him to be named,

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

“What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him.

Even some soldiers were asking him, "And what should we do?" He told them, "Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay."

Then the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil, asking, "Who is this, uttering blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?"

Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?

'And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;

When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?”

And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),

He said to them, “Where is your faith?”They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who can this be? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him!”

“So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"

Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.

And in his speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

"Therefore, do not be asking what you are to eat nor what you are to drink; and do not waver between hope and fear.

Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first told him, "I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'

"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --

After blindfolding Him, they kept asking, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him.

And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,

and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.