Luke 11:5‑13• 5{i}And{/i} he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight and say unto him, Friend, let me have three loaves;
6since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give [it] thee.
8I say unto you, although he will not rise up and give [them] to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise up and give him as many as he wanteth.
9{i}And{/i} I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it will be opened.
11{i}But{/i} of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and [the father] shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?
12or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?
13If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more will the Father who [is] of heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him. (Luke 11:5‑13)
Luke 18:1‑8,9‑43• 1And he spoke also a parable to them, to the purport that they should always pray, and not faint,
2saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God, and not respecting man.
3And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary;
4and he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God, and respect not man,
5at any rate because this widow annoys me, I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetual coming completely harass me.
6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them.
8I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man cometh, shall he indeed find faith on the earth?
9And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of them], this parable:
10Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
11The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
12I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything that I acquire.
13And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but was striking upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner.
14I say unto you, this [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]; for everyone who exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
15And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them; but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.
16But Jesus calling them to [him] said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter into it.
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what shall I inherit life eternal?
19And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and thy mother.
21And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.
22And Jesus on hearing [this] said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: sell all that thou hast and distribute to poor [men], and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow me.
23But he on hearing these things became very sorrowful, for he was exceedingly rich.
24And Jesus having seen him [become very sorrowful] said, How difficult shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich [man] to enter into the kingdom of God.
26{i}And those who heard it said,{/i} And who can be saved?
27{i}But he said,{/i} The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.
28And Peter said, Behold we have left all things and have followed thee.
29And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, There is no one who hath left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
30who shall not get manifold more at this time, and in the age that is coming life eternal.
31{i}And{/i} he taking the twelve to [him] said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things written by the prophets of the Son of man shall be accomplished;
32for he shall be delivered up to the nations and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon;
33and when they have scourged him they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.
34{i}And{/i} they understood none of these things; and this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.
35And it came to pass when he was in the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside begging;
36and when he heard the crowd passing, he asked what this might be.
37And they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by,
38and he called aloud, saying, Jesus, Son of David, pity me.
39And those in advance rebuked him that he should be silent; but he kept crying much more, Son of David, pity me.
40And Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him,
41What wilt thou that I should do for thee? And he said, Lord, that I should receive my sight.
42And Jesus said, Receive sight: thy faith hath healed thee.
43And immediately he received sight, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people saw, and gave praise to God. (Luke 18:1‑8,9‑43)