And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a neighbor brother friend , and shall go unto him at noon midnight dawn , and say unto him, Friend, lend me two five three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have no bread nothing little to set before him? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door gate house is now shut, and my children are with me in sleep bed rest ; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his neighbor companion friend , yet because of his persistence boldness importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask Inquire Plead , and it shall be given you; search pursue seek , and ye shall find; request call knock , and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father parent guardian , will he give him a rock stone pebble ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a viper serpent snake ? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a spider scorpion insect ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good precious great gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?