Luke 11:10 “For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who kno…”

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

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.

Darby Translation

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

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Cross references

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

James 4:3 Lamentations 3:18 Lamentations 3:54–58 Luke 18:1 Psalm 31:22 Jonah 2:2–8

James 4:3 · BSB

And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

Lamentations 3:18 · BSB

So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:54–58 · BSB

The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.

Luke 18:1 · BSB

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

Psalm 31:22 · BSB

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

Jonah 2:2–8 · BSB

saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

Read Luke 11