'Ask' in the Bible
and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.”
And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.
James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”
Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.
And Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.