Matthew 7:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ “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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Common English Bible

⁷ “Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Matthew 7:7 Cross References

Genesis 26:32

On that day, Isaac’s servants came and told them about the well they had dug. The servants said, “We found water in that well.”

1 Kings 3:5

While Solomon was at Gibeon, the Lord came to him during the night in a dream. God said, “Ask for anything you want. I will give it to you.”

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par

Psalm 10:4

Bad people are too proud to follow God.\par They make all their evil plans.\par And they act like there is no God.\par

Psalm 119:12

Bless you Lord.\par Teach me your laws.\par

Psalm 27:8

Lord, I want to talk with you.\par I want to speak to you from my heart.\par I come before you to speak with you.\par

Psalm 34:4

I went to God for help.\par And he listened.\par He saved me from all the things I fear.\par

Psalm 37:4

Enjoy serving the Lord,\par and he will give you what you want.\par

Psalm 50:15

\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par

Psalm 69:32

Poor people, you came to worship God.\par You will be happy to know these things.\par

Psalm 70:4

I hope that the people who worship you\par will be very, very happy.\par I hope that the people who want your help\par will always be able to praise you.\par

Psalm 86:5

Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par

Proverbs 8:17

I love people who love me.\par And if people try hard to find me,\par they will find me.\par

Isaiah 30:19

The Lord’s people will live in Jerusalem on Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [279]} You people will not continue crying. The Lord will hear your crying and he will comfort you. The Lord will hear you, and he will help you.

Jeremiah 33:3

“Judah, pray to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you important secrets. You have never heard these things before.

Amos 5:4

The Lord says this to the nation {\cf2\super [59]} of Israel:\par “Come looking for me and live.\par

Matthew 18:19

“Also, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about something, then you can pray for it. And the thing you ask for will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

Matthew 21:22

If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer.”

Matthew 6:33

The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing the good things God wants you to do. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.

Matthew 7:11

\{You are not like God\}—you are evil. But you know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those people that ask him.

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.

Mark 11:24

So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours.

Luke 13:25

If a man locks the door of his house, then you can stand outside and knock on the door, but he won’t open it. You can say, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ But the man will answer, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from?’

Luke 18:1

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

John 15:16

You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and make fruit. I want this fruit to continue \{in your life\}. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

John 15:7

“Continue in me and follow my teachings. If you do this, then you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you.

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “You don’t know about the thing God gives. And you don’t know who I am that asked you for a drink. If you knew these things, you would have asked me and I would have given you living water.”

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. Those people live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to those people.

Romans 3:11

There is no person that understands.\par There is no person that is trying\par to be with God.\par

Hebrews 11:6

Without faith, a person cannot please God. Any person who comes to God must believe that God is real. And any person who comes to God must believe that God rewards those people who truly want to find him.

James 5:15

The prayer that is said with faith will make the sick person well. The Lord will heal that person. And if that person has sinned, then God will forgive those sins.

1 John 3:22

And God gives us the things we ask for. We receive these things because we obey God’s commands and we do the things that please God.