Ask, Seek, Knock
Luke 11:9
In 9 translations
- BSB
- So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- KJV
- And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
- WEB
- “I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
- ASV
- And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
- LSV
- and I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
- YLT
- and I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
- DBY
- And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
- DRC
- And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
- GNV
- And I say vnto you, Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and yee shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν·
- RP2018
- Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
- TR-Boyd
- Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
- SCR1894
- καγω υμιν λεγω αιτειτε και δοθησεται υμιν ζητειτε και ευρησετε κρουετε και ανοιγησεται υμιν
Who and where
◆ Lord's Prayer Taught
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PrayerMarthaPenitentPrayers of ChristParablesLuke, the Gospel ofSeekersMark, the Gospel According toRighteousJesus, the Christ
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Cross-references most cited first
- Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- John 16:23–24In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so…
- Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- 1 John 5:14–15And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
- John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- 1 John 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- Matthew 7:7–11Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if…
- James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Hebrews 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
- Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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