Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.
A Conservative Version
For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
American Standard Version
for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For every person who asks will [certainly] receive; and the one who looks will [certainly] find; and to the person who knocks, the door will [certainly] be opened.
Anderson New Testament
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
Common New Testament
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted.
Darby Translation
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Godbey New Testament
For every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened.
Goodspeed New Testament
For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens.
John Wesley New Testament
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Julia Smith Translation
For everyone asking, receives and he seeking, finds; and to him knocking shall be opened.
King James 2000
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Modern King James verseion
For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Moffatt New Testament
for every one who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.
Montgomery New Testament
"For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened.
NET Bible
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
New Heart English Bible
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Noyes New Testament
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened.
Sawyer New Testament
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
The Emphasized Bible
For, whosoever asketh, receiveth, and, he that seeketh, findeth, - and, to him that knocketh, shall it be opened.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For he that asks receives, he that searches finds, and to him that knocks the door shall be opened.
Webster
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
For everyone who keeps on asking, receives, and everyone who keeps on seeking, finds, and to the one who keeps on knocking, the door will open.
World English Bible
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Worrell New Testament
for every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.
Worsley New Testament
for every one, that asketh, receiveth; and he, that seeketh, findeth; and to him, that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Youngs Literal Translation
for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.
Themes
Adoption » Should produce » A spirit of prayer
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:8
Images Matthew 7:8
Prayers for Matthew 7:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock
7 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: 8 Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open. 9 Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:19
And the prayer which he made to God, and how God gave him an answer, and all his sin and his wrongdoing, and the places where he made high places and put up pillars of wood and images, before he put away his pride, are recorded in the history of the seers.
Psalm 81:10
I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.
Psalm 81:16
I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.
Matthew 15:22-28
And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.
Luke 23:42-43
And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.
John 2:2
And Jesus with his disciples came as guests.
John 3:8-10
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
Acts 9:11
And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;
2 Chronicles 33:1-2
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he was ruling for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.