Luke 11:9
Modern Translations
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 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.

English 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.

Berean Study Bible
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.

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.

NASB 1995
"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.

NASB 1977
“And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Amplified Bible
“So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

Christian 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will 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.

Good News Translation
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"So I tell you to ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for 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,

NET Bible
"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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 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.

King James 2000 Bible
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

New Heart English Bible
"I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.

World English Bible
"I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

American King James Version
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

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.

A Faithful Version
And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Darby Bible 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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And I say vnto you, Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and yee shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And I say vnto you, aske, and it shalbe geuen you, seke, and ye shall fynde, knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And I saye vnto you also: Axe, and it shal be geuen you: Seke, and ye shal fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And I saye vnto you: axe and it shalbe geven you. Seke and ye shall fynde. knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and 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;

Berean Literal Bible
And 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.

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;

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

Literal Emphasis Translation
And 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.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“I am also saying to you, Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened to you.”

Lamsa Bible
I say to you also, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Godbey New Testament
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Haweis New Testament
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.

Mace New Testament
I tell you likewise, ask, and it shall be given: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.

Weymouth New Testament
"So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'

Worrell New Testament
And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you:

Worsley New Testament
And so I tell 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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