Luke 11:10 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁰ Yes, if a person continues asking, that person will receive. If a person continues looking, that person will find. And if a person continues knocking, the door will open for that person.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ For everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds; and to him who knocks and keeps on knocking, the door shall be opened.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Everyone who asks, receives. Whoever seeks, finds. To everyone who knocks, the door is opened.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ For everyone who asks, receives. And whoever seeks, finds. And whoever knocks, it shall be opened to him.

Luke 11:10 Cross References

James 4:3

Or when you ask, you don’t receive. Why? Because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want things so that you can use those things for your own pleasures.

Lamentations 3:18

I said to myself,\par “I no longer have any hope\par that the Lord will help me.”\par

Psalm 31:22

I was afraid, and I said,\par “I am in a place where God can’t see me.”\par But I prayed to you, God,\par and you heard my loud prayers for help.\par

James 5:11

We say that those people who accepted their troubles with patience are now happy. You have heard about Job’s patience. {\cf2\super [28]} You know that after all Job’s trouble, the Lord helped him. This shows that the Lord is full of mercy and is kind.

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus taught the followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. Jesus used this story to teach them:

Lamentations 3:8

Even when I cry out and ask for help,\par the Lord does not listen to my prayer.\par

Matthew 5:42

If a person asks you for something, then give it to him. Don’t refuse to give to a person that wants to borrow from you.

Matthew 7:8

Yes, if a person continues asking, that person will receive. If a person continues looking, that person will find. And if a person continues knocking, the door will open for that person.

Luke 11:9

So I tell you, continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.

Luke 11:11

Does any of you have a son? What would you do if your son asked you for a fish? Would any father give his son a snake? No! You would give him a fish.