Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. New Living Translation For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. English Standard Version For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Berean Study Bible For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Berean Literal Bible For everyone asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened. New American Standard Bible "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. New King James Version For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. King James Bible For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Christian Standard Bible For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Contemporary English Version Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks. Good News Translation For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock. Holman Christian Standard Bible For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. International Standard Version Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened. NET Bible For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. New Heart English Bible For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it is opened. GOD'S WORD® Translation Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find, and for the one who knocks, the door will be opened. New American Standard 1977 “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened. Jubilee Bible 2000 for every one that asks receives, and he that seeks finds, and to him that knocks it shall be opened. King James 2000 Bible For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. American King James Version For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall 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. Douay-Rheims Bible For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. Darby Bible Translation For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. English Revised Version for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Webster's Bible Translation For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened. Weymouth New Testament For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him. World English Bible For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who 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. Study Bible Ask, Seek, Knock7Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?… Cross References Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Matthew 7:7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:9 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Luke 11:10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Treasury of Scripture For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. Matthew 15:22-28 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil… 2 Chronicles 33:1,2,19 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: … Psalm 81:10,16 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it… Lexicon Forγὰρ (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 ὁ (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. Verse 8. - For every one that asketh receiveth. Every one that asketh of God receiveth, for he is not the censorious Judge that you are inclined to be in your dealings with others. Therefore ask expectantly. He "giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not" (James 1:5). 7:7-11 Prayer is the appointed means for obtaining what we need. Pray; pray often; make a business of prayer, and be serious and earnest in it. Ask, as a beggar asks alms. Ask, as a traveller asks the way. Seek, as for a thing of value that we have lost; or as the merchantman that seeks goodly pearls. Knock, as he that desires to enter into the house knocks at the door. Sin has shut and barred the door against us; by prayer we knock. Whatever you pray for, according to the promise, shall be given you, if God see it fit for you, and what would you have more? This is made to apply to all that pray aright; every one that asketh receiveth, whether Jew or Gentile, young or old, rich or poor, high or low, master or servant, learned or unlearned, all are alike welcome to the throne of grace, if they come in faith. It is explained by a comparison taken from earthly parents, and their readiness to give their children what they ask. Parents are often foolishly fond, but God is all-wise; he knows what we need, what we desire, and what is fit for us. Let us never suppose our heavenly Father would bid us pray, and then refuse to hear, or give us what would be hurtful. 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