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Ask, Seek, Knock

Matthew 7:7

In 9 translations

BSB
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
KJV
¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
WEB
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
ASV
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
LSV
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
YLT
'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
DBY
Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
DRC
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
GNV
Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
RP2018
Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
TR-Boyd
Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
SCR1894
αιτειτε και δοθησεται υμιν ζητειτε και ευρησετε κρουετε και ανοιγησεται υμιν

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
  • 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.
  • John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  • Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  • Psalms 145:18–19The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
  • Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  • Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
  • Jeremiah 29:12–13Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
  • Matthew 7:8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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…
  • Luke 11:9–13So 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. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.…
  • James 1:5–6Now 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. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the…
  • Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.

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