Parallel Verses
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;
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.
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;
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.
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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Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 11:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ask, Seek, Knock
8 I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs. 9 And I tell you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; 10 for every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
Cross References
Matthew 21:22
and all things whatever which you ask in prayer believing, you shall receive.
Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever which you ask in prayer, believe that you shall receive them, and you shall have them.
John 14:13
and whatever you ask in my name I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 15:7
If you continue in me, and my words continue in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be [given] you.
John 15:16
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
John 16:23-24
And in that day you shall ask me nothing; I tell you most truly, whatever you shall ask the Father, he will give you in my name.
James 1:5
And if any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and upbraids not, and it shall be given him.
1 John 3:22
and what we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence which we have in respect to him, that if we ask any thing according to his will he hears us.
Matthew 6:29
but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 7:7-11
Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of the father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mark 13:37
And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.
Luke 13:24-25
Strive to enter in by the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
John 1:45-49
Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
Acts 10:4-6
And looking steadily at him and being afraid, he said, What is wanted, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and charities have come up as a memorial before God.
Romans 2:7
to those who by patience in good works seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
2 Corinthians 12:8-9
For this I besought the Lord thrice that it might leave me.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore approach with boldness the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace for timely aid.
Hebrews 11:6
but without faith it is impossible to please; for he that comes to God, must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those that seek him.
James 5:15
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Revelation 2:24
But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira who have not this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden;