Luke 11:10

for everyone who is asking receives; and he who is seeking finds; and to him who is knocking it will be opened.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9and I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;

11And of which of you—the father—[if] the son will ask [for] a loaf, will present to him a stone? And [if] a fish, instead of a fish, will present to him a serpent?

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Cross References

Lamentations 3:8Also when I call and cry out, || He has shut out my prayer.

Lamentations 3:54Waters have flowed over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.

Luke 18:1And He also spoke an allegory to them, that it is always necessary to pray and not to faint,

James 5:11behold, we call those who are enduring blessed; you heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the end from the LORD, that the LORD is very compassionate, and pitying.

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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