1 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us 2 to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, [1]Father, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy 3 kingdom come.[2] Give us day by day [3]our daily bread. And 4 forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation[4].[a] 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me 6 three loaves; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, 7 and I have nothing to set before him; and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my 8 children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee? I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him 9 [5]as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened 10 unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh 11 findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask [6]a loaf, and he give 12 him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or 13 _if_ he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall _your_ heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? [Footnote 1: Many ancient authorities read _Our Father, which art in heaven._ See Matt. 6:9.] [Footnote 2: Many ancient authorities add _Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth._ See Matt. 6:10.] [Footnote 3: Gr. _our bread for the coming day_.] [Footnote 4: Many ancient authorities add _but deliver us from the evil_ one (or, _from evil_). See Matt. 6:13.] [Footnote 5: Or, _whatsoever things_.] [Footnote 6: Some ancient authorities omit _a loaf, and he give him a stone? or_.] [Footnote a: The language here is different from that in Matt. 6 (§ 54), but the ideas are the same. Evidently the disciples were slow to learn Christ's teaching about prayer.] § 106. BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB (Compare § 61)[a] Probably in Judea Luke 11:14-36