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Luke 11:9

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11:9“So26 I tell you: Ask,27 and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door28 will be opened for you.

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Footnotes

  1. 26 Here καί (kai, from καγώ [kagō]) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion drawn from the preceding parable.
  2. 27 The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask … seek … knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.
  3. 28 Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

NLTNew Living Translation

“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I tell you, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.