Luke 11:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 11:9

7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?

8 I say to you, ^athough he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.

Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

9 ^a“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; ^bseek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

11 ^aIf a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

Verse Comparison: Luke 11:9

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American Standard 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.

Amplified® Bible
So I say to you, Ask {and} keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek {and} keep on seeking and you shall find; knock {and} keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you.

Contemporary English Version
So I tell you to ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened for you.

Darby English Version
And *I* say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Good News Bible
And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

International Standard Version
So I say to you: Keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you.

King 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.

New American Standard Bible
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

New International Version
"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.

New King James Version
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So I say to you, ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will open to you.

Young's Literal Translation
and I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

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