The Saviour continues: "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 he 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 good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?"

Frelseren siger videre: "Findes der mon nogen fader iblandt jer som (vil give sin søn en sten, når han beder om brød, eller) når hans søn beder om en fisk, så i stedet for en fisk vil give ham en slange? Eller når han beder om et æg, mon han så vil give ham en skorpion? Når da I, som er onde, forstår at give jeres børn gode gaver hvor meget snarere vil så ikke Faderen fra Himmelen give Helligånden til dem, som beder ham!"