Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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
"Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you.
A Conservative Version
Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
American Standard Version
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"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
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Bible in Basic English
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:
Common New Testament
"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
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.
Darby Translation
Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Godbey New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Goodspeed New Testament
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
Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Julia Smith Translation
Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"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
Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Moffatt New Testament
Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;
Montgomery New Testament
"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
NET Bible
"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
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Noyes New Testament
Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Sawyer New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
The Emphasized Bible
Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, - Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Webster
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:
Weymouth New Testament
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Williams New Testament
"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
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Worrell New Testament
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Worsley New Testament
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Youngs Literal Translation
'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:7
Prayers for Matthew 7:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 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, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you.
Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you will receive them, and you shall have them.
1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
John 15:16
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:
Luke 11:9-13
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.
John 14:13-14
And whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 16:23-24
And in that day you shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
Proverbs 8:17
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Jeremiah 29:12-13
Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.
Matthew 7:11
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
James 1:5-6
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.
1 Kings 3:5
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give you.
Psalm 10:4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in any of his thoughts.
Psalm 10:17
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:
Psalm 27:8
When you said, Seek my face; my heart said unto you, your face, LORD, will I seek.
Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.
Psalm 69:32
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your hearts shall live that seek God.
Psalm 70:4
Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: and let such as love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Psalm 86:5
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.
Psalm 105:3-4
Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Psalm 119:12
Blessed are you, O LORD: teach me your statutes.
Psalm 145:18-19
The LORD is near unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Song of Songs 3:2
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:
Amos 5:4
For thus says the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek me, and you shall live:
Matthew 6:33
But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 7:8
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Matthew 18:19
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth concerning anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven.
Luke 18:1
And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
John 4:10
Jesus answered and said unto her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.
Romans 3:11
There is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God.
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
James 5:15
And the prayer of faith shall deliver the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Revelation 3:17-18
Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Luke 13:25
When once the Master of the house is risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know not where you come from:
Romans 2:7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life: