Luke 11:9

and 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;

Literal Standard Version

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

8I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his persistence, having risen, he will give him as many as he needs;

10for everyone who is asking receives; and he who is seeking finds; and to him who is knocking it will be opened.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:4One [thing] I asked of YHWH—it I seek: My dwelling in the house of YHWH, || All the days of my life, || To look on the pleasantness of YHWH, || And to inquire in His temple.

Psalms 34:4I sought YHWH, and He answered me, || And delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 50:15And call Me in a day of adversity, || I deliver you, and you honor Me.

Psalms 118:5I called YAH from the narrow place, || YAH answered me in a broad place.

Song of Solomon 5:6I opened to my beloved, || But my beloved withdrew—he passed on, || My soul went forth when he spoke, I sought him, and did not find him. I called him, and he did not answer me.

Isaiah 55:6Seek YHWH while He may be found, || Call 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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