Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
So I say to you: Keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you,
A Conservative Version
And I say to you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And I tell you, 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
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.
Bible in Basic English
And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.
Common New Testament
So 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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I tell you likewise, ask, and it shall be given: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Goodspeed New Testament
So I tell you, 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
because he is his friend, yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.
Julia Smith Translation
And I say ' to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
King James 2000
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I tell you, 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
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"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.
Montgomery New Testament
"So 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.
NET Bible
"So I tell you: 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
"I tell you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
Noyes New Testament
And I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Sawyer New Testament
And I tell you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
The Emphasized Bible
I, therefore, unto you, say - Be asking, and it shall be given to you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, - Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
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.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And so I say to you--Ask, and your prayer shall be granted: search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Webster
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Weymouth New Testament
"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.'
Williams New Testament
So I tell you, 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
"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.
Worrell New Testament
And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you:
Worsley New Testament
And so I tell you, Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 11:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ask, Seek, Knock
8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give you anything because you are a friend of his, he will at least rise and give you whatever you want, because you persist. 9 So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you; 10 for everyone who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 21:22
All that ever you ask in prayer you shall have, if you believe."
Mark 11:24
So I tell you, whatever you pray for and ask, believe you have got it and you shall have it.
John 14:13
and I will do whatever you ask in my name, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;
John 15:7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then ask whatever you like and you shall have it.
John 15:16
You have not chosen me, it is I who have chosen you, appointing you to go and bear fruit ??fruit that lasts, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask in my name.
John 16:23-24
And on that day you will not ask me any questions. Truly, truly I tell you, whatever you ask the Father, he will give you in my name;
James 1:5
Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his.
1 John 3:22
and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.
1 John 5:14-15
Now the confidence we have in him is this, that he listens to us whenever we ask anything in accordance with his will;
Matthew 6:29
and yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his grandeur was never robed like one of them.
Matthew 7:7-11
Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.
Mark 13:37
Watch: I say it to you, and I say it to all."
Luke 13:24-25
"Strive to get in through the narrow door, for I tell you many will try to get in and not be able,
John 1:45-49
he met Nathanael and told him, "We have found him whom Moses wrote about in the Law, and also the prophets ??it is Jesus, the son of Joseph, who comes from Nazaret."
John 4:10
Jesus answered, "If you knew what is the free gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him instead, and he would have given you 'living' water."
Acts 10:4-6
He stared at the angel in terror, saying, "What is it?" He replied, "Your prayers and your alms have risen before God as a sacrifice to be remembered.
Romans 2:7
eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,
2 Corinthians 6:2
(He saith, I have heard you in the time of favour, and helped you on the day of salvation. Well, here is the time of favour, here is the day of salvation.)
2 Corinthians 12:8-9
three times over I prayed the Lord to make it leave me,
Hebrews 4:16
So let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in the hour of need.
Hebrews 11:6
and apart from faith it is impossible to satisfy him, for the man who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he does reward those who seek him.
James 5:15
the prayer of faith will restore the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; even the sins he has committed will be forgiven him.
Revelation 2:24
But for the rest of you at Thyatira, for all who do not hold these tenets, for those who have not (in their phrase) 'fathomed the deep mysteries of Satan' ??for you this is my word: I impose no fresh burden on you;