Luke 11:10
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For every one that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened:

Luke 18:1 And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray and not to faint,

Psalm 31:22 But I said in the excess of my mind: I am cast away from before thy eyes. Therefore thou hast heard the voice of my prayer, when I cried to thee.

Lamentations 3:8,18,54-58 Ghimel. Yea, and when I cry, and entreat, he hath shut out my prayer. . . .

Jonah 2:2-8 And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish. . . .

James 4:3 You ask and receive not: because you ask amiss, that you may consume it on your concupiscences.

James 5:11 Behold, we account them blessed who have endured. You have heard of the patience of Job and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

Context
Ask, Seek, Knock
9And I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10For every one that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened: 11And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?…
Cross References
Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.

Matthew 7:8
For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Luke 11:9
And I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Luke 11:11
And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

everyone
πᾶς (pas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who asks
αἰτῶν (aitōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

receives;
λαμβάνει (lambanei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

he who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

seeks
ζητῶν (zētōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

finds;
εὑρίσκει (heuriskei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

to him who
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

knocks,
κρούοντι (krouonti)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2925: To knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance. Apparently a primary verb; to rap.

[the door] will be opened.
ἀνοιγήσεται (anoigēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.


Additional Translations
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

For everyone asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened.

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

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

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

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

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

For every one who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door shall be opened.

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

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.
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