Luke 11:9

And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise, and give him as many as he needeth.

10For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may see the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.

Psalms 34:4O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol his name together.

Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalms 118:5In my trouble I called upon the Lord: and the Lord heard me, and enlarged me.

Song of Solomon 5:6I opened the bolt of my door to my beloved: but he had turned aside, and was gone. My soul melted when he spoke: I sought him, and found him not: I called, and he did not answer me.

Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the Lord, while he may 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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