Section 6
also be translated, "Do not cause me trouble." Regarding the children with the man in bed, Thomson in The Land and the Book says, "A whole family—parents, children, and servants— sleep in the same room."
In verse 8 the Lord continues the illustration, "I tell you, even though he will not rise up and give him anything because he is his friend, surely because of his persistence, he will rise and give him as much as he needs." Eventually, the one in need receives the three loaves. These loaves, of course, are for feeding and nourishing.
In verses 9 and 10 the Lord continues, "And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened." In these verses we have ask ing, seeking, and knocking. To ask is to pray in a common way, to seek is to supplicate in a spe cific way, and to knock is to reach the door in the closest way.
In verses 11 through 13 the Lord goes on to say that a father will not give his son a snake instead of a fish, or a scorpion instead of an egg. Furthermore, the Lord says that the Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. In