Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you.
A Conservative Version
Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
American Standard Version
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Ask [God for something] and it will be given to you; look [to God for something] and you will find it; knock [on the door of opportunity] and it will be opened up to you.
Anderson New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Bible in Basic English
Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:
Common New Testament
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.
Darby Translation
Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Godbey New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Goodspeed New Testament
Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you.
John Wesley New Testament
Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Julia Smith Translation
Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
King James 2000
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
Modern King James verseion
Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Moffatt New Testament
Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;
Montgomery New Testament
"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
NET Bible
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
New Heart English Bible
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Noyes New Testament
Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Sawyer New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
The Emphasized Bible
Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, - Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Webster
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:
Williams New Testament
"Keep on asking, and the gift will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and the door will open to you.
World English Bible
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Worrell New Testament
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Worsley New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Youngs Literal Translation
'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:7
Prayers for Matthew 7:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock
6 "Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and then turn and attack you. 7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.
Cross References
Matthew 21:22
and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain."
John 15:7
"If you continue in me and my sayings continue in you, ask what you will and it shall be done for you.
Mark 11:24
That is why I tell you, as to whatever you pray and make request for, if you believe that you have received it it shall be yours.
1 John 3:22
and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.
John 15:16
It is not you who chose me, but it is I who chose you and appointed you that you might go and be fruitful and that your fruit might remain; so that whatever petition you present to the Father in my name He may give you.
1 John 5:14-15
And we have an assured confidence that whenever we ask anything in accordance with His will, He listens to us.
Luke 11:9-13
"So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'
John 14:13-14
And whatever any of you ask in my name, I will do, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 16:23-24
You will put no questions to me then. "In most solemn truth I tell you that whatever you ask the Father for in my name He will give you.
Matthew 7:11
If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
James 1:5-6
And if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God for it, who gives with open hand to all men, and without upbraiding; and it will be given him.
Matthew 6:33
But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.
Matthew 7:8
For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.
Matthew 18:19
I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to them from my Father who is in Heaven.
Luke 18:1
He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart.
John 4:10
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
Romans 3:11
There is not one who is really wise, nor one who is a diligent seeker after God.
Hebrews 11:6
But where there is no faith it is impossible truly to please Him; for the man who draws near to God must believe that there is a God and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those who earnestly try to find Him.
James 5:15
And the prayer of faith will restore the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up to health; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven.
Revelation 3:17-18
You say, I am rich, and have wealth stored up, and I stand in need of nothing; and you do not know that if there is a wretched creature it is *you* -- pitiable, poor, blind, naked.
Luke 13:25
As soon as the Master of the house shall have risen and shut the door, and you have begun to stand outside and knock at the door and say, "'Sir, open the door for us' --"'I do not know you,' He answers; 'you are no friends of mine.'
Romans 2:7
to those on the one hand who, by lives of persistent right-doing, are striving for glory, honour and immortality, the Life of the Ages;