Luke 11:10
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Cross References
Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
Lamentations 3:54The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
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 →