KJV King James Version
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
WEB World English Bible
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
ASV American Standard Version
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Surrounding context — Matthew 7
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
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Matthew 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Mark 11:24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].Psalm 145:18-19The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.Jeremiah 29:12-13Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.Matthew 7:8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.1 John 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:Hebrews 11:6But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.John 16:23-24And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.Luke 11:9-13And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.James 1:5-6If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.John 14:13-14And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
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