New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 11:9-13

9“SoG2532I sayλέγω·legōG3004to you,askαἰτεῖτε,aiteiteG154,and it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to you;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,and you will findεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,and it will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455to you.

10For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who asksαἰτῶνaitōnG154,receivesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983;and he who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212,findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147;and to him who knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925,it will be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

11NowδὲdeG1161supposeG5101oneG5101of you fathersπατέραpateraG3962is askedαἰτήσειaitēseiG154by his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207for afishἰχθύν,ichthunG2486;he will not giveἐπιδώσει;epidōseiG1929him a snakeὄφινophinG3789insteadἀντὶantiG473of a fishἰχθύοςichthuosG2486, will he?

12OrἢēG2228ifhe is askedαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for an eggᾠόν,ōonG5609,he will not giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a scorpionσκορπίον;skorpionG4651, will he?

13IfεἰeiG1487you thenοὖνounG3767,beingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowG3609howG3609to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390to your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will yourheavenlyἐξ οὐρανοῦex ouranouG1537 G3772FatherπατὴρpatērG3962giveδώσειdōseiG1325the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to thoseG3588who askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Him?”

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