The text here mirrors Luke's text at : Give, and it will be given to you (δίδοτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν, ) God's responsiveness to persistent prayer can be understood in the light of the parable of the friend at midnight and the persistence in seeking help which it represents. He who does not gather with me scatters , also . Baptist theologian John Gill suggests that "the allusion is either to the gathering of the sheep into the fold, and the scattering of them by the wolf; or to the gathering of the wheat, and binding it in sheaves, and bringing it home in harvest; and to the scattering of the wheat loose in the field, whereby it is lost". See also Jonah Lord's Prayer Ministry of Jesus Parable of the Strong Man Related Bible parts: Jonah 1; Matthew 6, 7, 12, 16, 23; Mark 3, 12; Luke 20 References External links King James Bible - Wikisource English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.) Gospel of Luke chapters