10. Yes, whoever continues to ask will receive. Whoever continues to look will find. And whoever continues to knock will have the door opened for them.
11. Do any of you have a son? What would you do if your son asked you for a fish? Would any father give him a snake?
12. Or, if he asked for an egg, would you give him a scorpion? Of course not!
13. Even you who are bad know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father knows how to give the Holy Spirit to the people who ask him.”
14. One time Jesus was sending a demon out of a man who could not talk. When the demon came out, the man was able to speak. The crowds were amazed.
15. But some of the people said, “He uses the power of Satan to force demons out of people. Satan is the ruler of demons.”
16. Some others there wanted to test Jesus. They asked him to do a miracle as a sign from God.
17. But he knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “Every kingdom that fights against itself will be destroyed. And a family that fights against itself will break apart.