12 Bible Verses about Knocking
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"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. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh shall it be opened.
and ye yourselves, like unto men that wait for their master when he will return from a wedding: that as soon as he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him.
When the good man of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door saying, 'Lord, Lord, open unto us.' And he shall answer and say unto you, 'I know you not whence ye are.' Then shall ye begin to say, 'We have eaten, and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.' And he shall say, 'I tell you, I know you not whence ye are: depart from me all ye workers of iniquity.'
As Peter knocked at the entry door, a damsel came forth to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the entry for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood before the entry. And they said unto her, "Thou art mad." And she bare them down that it was even so. Then said they, "It is his angel."read more.
Peter continued knocking: When they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and will sup with him, and he with me.
And as they were making their hearts merry, the men of the city which were wicked, set the house round about, and thrust at the door, and spake to the man of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him."
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
When the good man of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door saying, 'Lord, Lord, open unto us.' And he shall answer and say unto you, 'I know you not whence ye are.'
As Peter knocked at the entry door, a damsel came forth to hearken, named Rhoda.
Peter continued knocking: When they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
Then changed the king his countenance, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his body shook, and his knees smote one against another.