'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.

When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables.

His disciples asked him, "You see the crowd jostling you, and yet you ask, "Who touched me?'"

When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. So the king told the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."

He swore with an oath to her, "I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."

So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother replied, "The head of John the Baptist."

Then he began to ask them, "But who do you say I am?"

They didn't understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask him.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus and told him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."

That is why I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.

Jesus told them, "I'll ask you one question. Answer me, and then I'll tell you by what authority I'm doing these things.

When Jesus saw how wisely the man answered, he told him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one dared to ask him another question.

Pilate was amazed to hear that Jesus had already died, so he summoned the centurion to ask him if he was in fact dead.

Then Jesus asked them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and save his servant's life.

and sent them to the Lord to ask, "Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?"

When the men had come to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, "Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?'"

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to ask the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Jesus told him, "Simon, I have something to ask you." "Teacher," he replied, "ask it."

Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

But they didn't know what this meant. Indeed, the meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

So he instructed them, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers out into his harvest.

If he can't, he will send a delegation to ask for terms of peace while the other king is still far away.

He answered them, "I, too, will ask you a question. Tell me:

They discussed this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask, "Then why didn't you believe him?'

Then they no longer dared to ask him another question.

But he told them, "If I tell you, you won't believe me, and if I ask you a question, you won't answer me.

This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and descendants of Levi to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

The Samaritan woman asked him, "How can you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" Because Jews do not have anything to do with Samaritans.

Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, "Please give me a drink,' you would have been the one to ask him, and he would have given you living water."

So the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had gained his sight. He told them, "He put mud on my eyes, then I washed, and now I can see."

But we don't know how it is that he now sees, and we don't know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is of age and can speak for himself."

That's why his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, he will give it to you."

So Simon Peter motioned to this man to ask Jesus about whom he was speaking.

I'll do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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

I will ask the Father to give you another Helper, to be with you always.

"If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you can ask for anything you want, and you'll receive it.

"You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him a question, so he asked them, "Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, "In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again'?

On that day, you won't ask me for anything. Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, whatever you ask the Father for in my name, he will give it to you.

At that time, you will make your requests in my name, so that I will have no need to ask the Father on your behalf,

Now we know that you know everything and don't need to have anyone ask you any questions. Because of this, we believe that you have come from God."

I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,

Then Jesus told them, "Come, have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?", because they knew it was the Lord.

Now those who had gathered together began to ask Jesus, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?"

The eunuch asked Philip, "I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself? Or someone else?"

and that is why I didn't hesitate when I was sent for. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"

From Miletus he sent messengers to Ephesus to ask the elders of the church to meet with him.

He answered, "The Jewish leaders have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Council tomorrow as though they were going to examine his case more carefully.

You may ask me, "Then why does God still find fault with anybody? For who can resist his will?"

But I ask, "Didn't they hear?" Certainly they did! In fact, "Their voice has gone out into the whole world, and their words to the ends of the earth."

Again I ask, "Did Israel not understand?" Moses was the first to say, "I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that doesn't understand."

So I ask, "God has not rejected his people, has he?" Of course not! I am an Israeli myself, a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin.

And so I ask, "They have not stumbled so as to fall, have they?" Of course not! On the contrary, because of their stumbling, salvation has come to the gentiles to make the Jews jealous.

For by the grace given to me I ask every one of you not to think of yourself more highly than you should think, rather to think of yourself with sober judgment on the measure of faith that God has assigned each of you.

Jews ask for signs, and Greeks look for wisdom,

If they want to learn anything, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is inappropriate for a woman to speak out in church.

But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when they come back?"

Do us a favor I ask you as my children and open wide your hearts.

So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which work toward your glory.

Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us

Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Now then, brothers, you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, as in fact you are doing. We ask and encourage you in the Lord to do so even more.

Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.

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

21Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you because I know that you will do even more than I ask.

I especially ask you to do this so that I may be brought back to you sooner.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to everyone generously without a rebuke, and it will be given to him.

But he must ask in faith, without any doubts, for the one who has doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

You want something but do not get it, so you commit murder. You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get things because you do not ask for them!

You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason for your own pleasure.

And this is the confidence that we have in him: if we ask for anything according to his will, he listens to us.

And if we know that he listens to our requests, we can be sure that we have what we ask him for.