Luke 11:9
And I say to you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Cross References
Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of LORD, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
Psalms 34:4I sought LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me.
Psalms 118:5Out of my distress I called upon LORD. LORD answered me upon a large place.
Song of Solomon 5:6I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone. My soul had failed me when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him. I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:2-14
The Disciples Taught to Pray. 1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into… Read the whole commentary →