'Asking' in the Bible

It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

"I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.