Luke 11:10 - Plain English Version

¹⁰ You see, everyone that asks God for something will get it. Everyone that looks for something will find it. God will open the door for everyone that knocks on it.

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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

Matthew 5:42

Or if somebody asks you for something, give it to them. Or if they want to borrow something from you, let them have it.”

Matthew 7:8

Everyone that asks God for something will get it. Everyone that looks for something will find it. God will open the door for everyone that knocks on it.

Luke 11:11

Some of you are fathers. If your kid asks you for a fish to eat, will you give him a cheeky snake instead? No, of course not.

Luke 11:9

So I’m telling you this. Keep asking God for what you need, and he will give it to you. Keep looking for what you need, and God will help you find it. Or if something is stopping you, like there is a door that is shut and you can’t get in, keep on knocking at that door, and God will open it for you.

Luke 18:1

Jesus told his followers a picture story to teach them to keep on praying to God, and never give up.

James 4:3

And even if you do ask God for something, he doesn’t listen to you. He knows that you are just thinking about yourself. He knows you just want to make yourself happy, and you don’t care about anybody else, so he doesn’t give you that thing you want.

James 5:11

They didn’t give up, so now we respect them, and we say they were good people. Remember the story about Job. He was a good man, but he got a lot of trouble. But he kept on following God, and in the end, God made everything good for him. So we know that God always feels sorry for his people when they get trouble, and he will be very good to them.