Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
American Standard Version
for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For every person who asks will [certainly] receive; and the one who looks will [certainly] find; and to the person who knocks, the door will [certainly] be opened.
Anderson New Testament
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
Bible in Basic English
Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
Common New Testament
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted.
Darby Translation
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Godbey New Testament
For every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened.
Goodspeed New Testament
For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens.
John Wesley New Testament
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Julia Smith Translation
For everyone asking, receives and he seeking, finds; and to him knocking shall be opened.
King James 2000
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Modern King James verseion
For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Moffatt New Testament
for every one who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.
Montgomery New Testament
"For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened.
NET Bible
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
New Heart English Bible
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Noyes New Testament
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened.
Sawyer New Testament
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
The Emphasized Bible
For, whosoever asketh, receiveth, and, he that seeketh, findeth, - and, to him that knocketh, shall it be opened.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For he that asks receives, he that searches finds, and to him that knocks the door shall be opened.
Webster
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.
Weymouth New Testament
For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.
Williams New Testament
For everyone who keeps on asking, receives, and everyone who keeps on seeking, finds, and to the one who keeps on knocking, the door will open.
World English Bible
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Worrell New Testament
for every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.
Worsley New Testament
for every one, that asketh, receiveth; and he, that seeketh, findeth; and to him, that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Youngs Literal Translation
for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.
Themes
Adoption » Should produce » A spirit of prayer
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:8
Images Matthew 7:8
Prayers for Matthew 7:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock
7 "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. 8 Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened. 9 "There isn't a person among you who would give his son a stone if he asked for bread, is there?
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:19
His prayer, how God was moved by him, all of his sin and unfaithfulness, and a record of the sites where he constructed high places, erected Asherim and carved images before he humbled himself are written in the Acts of the Seers.
Psalm 81:10
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, open your mouth that I may fill it.
Psalm 81:16
But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock. A Psalm of Asaph
Matthew 15:22-28
Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"
Luke 23:42-43
Then he went on to plead, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"
John 2:2
and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
John 3:8-10
The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Acts 9:11
The Lord told him, "Get up, go to the street called Straight, and in the home of Judas look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. At this very moment he's praying.
2 Chronicles 33:1-2
Manasseh began to reign at the age of twelve years, and continued to reign for 55 years in Jerusalem.