THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS
troubled about many things : but one thing is needful :
and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be
taken away from her.
* And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a
•certain place when he ceased, one of his disciples said
unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught
his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray,
- say. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy
name : Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done, as in
heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily
bread : and forgive us our sins ; for we also forgive ever}'
•one that is indebted to us : and lead us not into tempta-
tion ; but deliver us from evil. And he said unto them,
Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him
at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three
loaves ; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to
me, and I have nothing to set before him ? And he from
within shall answer and say, Trouble me not : the door
is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ; I
cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he
will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet
because of his importunity he will rise and give him as
many as he needeth. 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. 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 of you that is a father, will he give him a
stone ? or if he ask a fish, will ho>for a fish give him a
serpent ? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
-scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give
> 0 Luke, chap. xi. 1.
troubled about many things : but one thing is needful :
and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be
taken away from her.
* And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a
•certain place when he ceased, one of his disciples said
unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught
his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray,
- say. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy
name : Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done, as in
heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily
bread : and forgive us our sins ; for we also forgive ever}'
•one that is indebted to us : and lead us not into tempta-
tion ; but deliver us from evil. And he said unto them,
Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him
at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three
loaves ; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to
me, and I have nothing to set before him ? And he from
within shall answer and say, Trouble me not : the door
is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ; I
cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he
will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet
because of his importunity he will rise and give him as
many as he needeth. 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. 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 of you that is a father, will he give him a
stone ? or if he ask a fish, will ho>for a fish give him a
serpent ? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
-scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give
> 0 Luke, chap. xi. 1.