Luke 11:9

And so I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

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In The 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.

In Context

8Yet if he will persevere in knocking, I tell you that, even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend, yet due to his continued insistence, he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

10For everyone who asks, receives. And whoever seeks, finds. And whoever knocks, it shall be opened to him.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:4Give to them according to their works and according to the wickedness of their inventions. Assign to them according to the works of their hands. Repay them with their own retribution.

Psalms 34:4Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.

Psalms 50:15I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.

Psalms 118:5I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.

Song of Solomon 5:6My beloved put his hand through the window, and my inner self was moved by his touch.

Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord, while he is able to be found. Call 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 →

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