Parallel Verses
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:
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.
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.
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 say to you, even if he will not, rising up, give to him because of his being his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he, rousing himself, will give him as many as he needs. 9 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: 10 for every one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened.
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Cross References
Matthew 21:22
And all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."
Mark 11:24
Therefore, I say to you, all things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them.
John 14:13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 15:7
If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done to you.
John 15:16
Ye did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it you.
John 16:23-24
And in that day ye will ask nothing of Me: verily, verily, I say to you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, He will give it you in My name.
James 1:5
But, if any of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask from God, Who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him;
1 John 3:22
and whatsoever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments, and do the things that are pleasing before Him.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence which we have toward Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us;
Matthew 6:29
but I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.
Matthew 7:7-11
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of the father?" They say, "The last." Jesus saith to them, "Verily I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going 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
And He said to them, "Strive to enter in through the narrow door; because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.
John 1:45-49
Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, "We have found Him of Whom Moses in the law and the prophets wrote??esus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the Gift of God, and Who it is, That saith to you 'Give Me to drink,' you would have asked of Him, and He would have given you living water."
Acts 10:4-6
And he, looking intently on him, and becoming much afraid, said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms went up for a memorial before God.
Romans 2:7
to those who, by patience in well-doing, are seeking for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;
2 Corinthians 6:2
(for He saith, "At an acceptable time I heard Thee, and in a day of salvation did I succor Thee;" behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation);
2 Corinthians 12:8-9
Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us, therefore, come with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help.
Hebrews 11:6
And, apart from faith, it is impossible to please Him; for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He becomes a rewarder to those who seek after Him.
James 5:15
and the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and, if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
Revelation 2:24
But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who knew not the deep things of Satan, as they say, I cast on you no other burden;