Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
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
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.
King James 2000
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto 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:
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 Do not give dogs what is sacred and do not throw pearls before swine, in case they trample them under foot and turn to gore you. 7 Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you; 8 for every one who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.
Cross References
Matthew 21:22
All that ever you ask in prayer you shall have, if you believe."
John 15:7
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then ask whatever you like and you shall have it.
Mark 11:24
So I tell you, whatever you pray for and ask, believe you have got it and you shall have it.
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.
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.
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;
Luke 11:9-13
So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;
John 14:13-14
and I will do whatever you ask in my name, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;
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;
Matthew 7:11
Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?
James 1:5-6
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.
Matthew 6:33
Seek God's Realm and his goodness, and all that will be yours over and above.
Matthew 7:8
for every one who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.
Matthew 18:19
I tell you another thing: if two of you agree on earth about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
Luke 18:1
He also told them a parable about the need of always praying and never losing heart.
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."
Romans 3:11
no one understands, no one seeks for God.
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 3:17-18
You declare, 'I am rich, I am well off, I lack nothing!' ??not knowing you are a miserable creature, pitiful, poor, blind, naked.
Luke 13:25
once the master of the House has got up and closed the door. You may stand outside and knock at the door, crying, 'Lord, open for us,' but he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'
Romans 2:7
eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,