<P> Matthew 7: 7--8 are the seventh and eighth verses of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount . These verses begin an important metaphor generally believed to be about prayer . </P> <P> In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: </P> <Dl> <Dd> 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye </Dd> <Dd> shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: </Dd> <Dd> 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh </Dd> <Dd> findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye </Dd>

Where is the scripture ask and it shall be given