Luke 11:9

and I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

Young's Literal Translation

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

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

10for every one who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

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Cross References

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

Psalms 34:4I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.

Psalms 50:15And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.

Psalms 118:5From the straitness I called Jah, Jah 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 spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.

Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye 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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