Jesus presents three metaphors about prayer: asking, seeking, and knocking. The first word ("asking," Greek: aiteite) means to pray with a feeling of dependence. It is used by the person who comes empty-handed and says, "I have nothing to buy." Jesus never prayed like that, that is, as someone very poor. But this is how we should ask the Father, as someone destitute and in need of everything. The second word ("seeking," Greek: z