'Ask' in the Bible

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

"So the farmer's men come and ask him, "'Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?'

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

But if he will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” He said to him. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John—from where did it come? From heaven [that is, ordained by God] or from men?” And they began debating among themselves [considering the implications of their answer], saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe John?’

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

Feeling deeply distressed, each one began to ask him, "Surely I am not the one, Lord?"

Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.