Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 11:9

"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." — Luke 11:9 (ASV)

Ask, and it shall be given you.—See Notes on Matthew 7:7-11; but note:

1. the greater impressiveness of the opening words, “And I say unto you, . . . ” as connected with the previous illustration; and
2. the addition of the “scorpion” to the “serpent,” as though the recent combination of the two words in Luke 10:19 had so associated them that the one was naturally followed by the other.