Of which of you that is a father (τινα δε εξ υμων τον πατερα). There is a decided anacoluthon here. The MSS. differ a great deal. …

For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any …

St. Augustine of Hippo: Having set aside the metaphor, our Lord added an exhortation, explicitly urging us to ask, seek, and kno…

The bizarre examples in vv.11–12 reinforce the point that God will respond to our petitions only in kindness. There are two steps in the argument: …

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father ,
&c.] Our Lord illustrates and confirms what he had said be…

Christ encourages fervency and constancy in prayer. We must come for what we need, as a person does to their neighbor or friend, who is kind to the…