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I say unto you,Though he willnotrise and givehim,because he ishisfriend,yetbecause of hisimportunity he will rise and givehim as many as he needeth .
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And I say unto you,Ask , and it shall be givenyou;seek , and ye shall find ; knock , and it shall be opened unto you.
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For every one that askethreceiveth ; and he that seekethfindeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened .
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If a son shall askbread of any of you that is a father*, will he give*him a stone?or if he ask a fish, will hefor a fishgive*him a serpent?
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Or*if he shall ask an egg, will he offer*him a scorpion?
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Ifyethen,beingevil,know how to givegoodgifts unto yourchildren: how muchmoreshall your heavenlyFather*give the HolySpirit to them that askhim?
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And he was casting out a devil,anditwasdumb.And it came to pass , when the devil was gone out , the dumbspake ; and the peoplewondered .
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Butsomeofthemsaid , He casteth outdevilsthroughBeelzebub the chief of the devils.
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Andothers,tempting him, soughtofhim a signfromheaven.
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Buthe,knowingtheirthoughts,said unto them,Everykingdomdividedagainstitself is brought to desolation ; and a house divided against a housefalleth .
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If*Satanalso be dividedagainsthimself,howshallhiskingdomstand ? because ye say that I cast outdevilsthroughBeelzebub.