'Ask' in the Bible

Don't be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."

Jesus asked him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments."

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.

You will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe."

Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

No one could answer him at all, and from that day on no one dared to ask him another question.

Feeling deeply distressed, each one began to ask him, "Surely I am not the one, Lord?"

But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be put to death.