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Luke 11:9 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye…
“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.”
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The verses around Luke 11:9.
7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Verse explanation
The three progressive commands — ask, seek, knock — describe persistent prayer that requires continued effort, not a single request.
From the Luke 11 study in Bible in Stories.
Luke 11:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E eu digo-vos, a vós: Pedi, e dar-se-vos-ha: buscae, e achareis: batei, e abrir-se-vos-ha;
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E eu vos digo: pedi, e será vos dado; buscai, e achareis; batei, e vos será aberto.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Les digo entonces: pidan, y recibirán; busquen, y encontrarán; toquen puertas, y las puertas se abrirán para ustedes.
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More verses about prayer
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
- James 5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent…
- Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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