Luke 11:9

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

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KJV

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.

ASV

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.

YLT

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;

DBT

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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And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

Related commentary

See this explained in the notes at Mat 7:7-11. Luk 11:12 A scorpion See the notes at Luk 10:19. Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. i. p. 379) says: There is no imaginable likeness between an egg and the ordinary black scorpion of this country, neither in color nor size, nor, when the tail is extended, in shape; but old writers speak of a white scorpion, and such a one, with the tail folded up, as in specimens of fossil trilobites, would not look unlike a small egg.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

How much more shall your heavenly Father - How beautiful is the gradation! Give the Holy Spirit - The best of gifts, and that which includes every good gift.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

49 linked verses

The verses this one reaches12

Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
John 16:23–24
In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
John 14:13
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
1 John 3:22
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
Matthew 7:7–11
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Psalms 118:5
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

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More cross-references37 further linked verses, grouped by book▾ open

Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.

1 Kings1

1 Kings 2:20“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.”…

Psalms8

Proverbs1

Proverbs 2:5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of…

Song of Solomon2

Isaiah2

Jeremiah3

Jeremiah 29:13

Daniel1

Daniel 9:3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer…

Amos1

Amos 5:4For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me…

Matthew2

Mark1

Mark 13:37And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”

Luke1

Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you,…

John2

Acts3

Acts 10:4

Romans1

Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He…

2 Corinthians2

Hebrews2

James2

1 John1

1 John 5:15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know…

Revelation1

Revelation 2:24But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold…

Cross-references are drawn from classic Bible study tools and open, shareable Bible data.

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
leads to
- 1 John 3:22
  and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 21:22
  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- James 1:5–6
  Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- Matthew 18:19
  Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
Through
John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
leads to
- John 14:13
  And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 37:4
  Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- 1 John 5:14
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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