Matthew 7:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, “We've struck water!”

1 Kings 3:5

One night while Solomon was in Gibeon, the LORD God appeared to him in a dream and said, “Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you.”

Psalm 10:17

You listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Psalm 119:12

I praise you, LORD! Teach me your laws.

Psalm 27:8

My heart tells me to pray. I am eager to see your face,

Psalm 34:4

I asked the LORD for help, and he saved me from all my fears.

Psalm 37:4

Do what the LORD wants, and he will give you your heart's desire.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honour me.

Psalm 69:32

When those in need see this, they will be happy, and the LORD's worshippers will be encouraged.

Psalm 70:4

Let your worshippers celebrate and be glad because of you. They love your saving power, so let them always say, “God is wonderful!”

Psalm 86:5

You willingly forgive, and your love is always there for those who pray to you.

Proverbs 8:17

I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Song of Solomon 3:2

So I searched through the town for the one I love. I looked in every street, but he wasn't there.

Isaiah 30:19

People of Jerusalem, you don't need to cry any more. The Lord is kind, and as soon as he hears your cries for help, he will come.

Jeremiah 33:3

Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don't know and can't find out.

Amos 5:4

The LORD keeps saying, “Israel, turn back to me and you will live!

Matthew 18:19

I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Matthew 21:22

If you have faith when you pray, you will be given whatever you ask for.”

Matthew 6:33

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

Matthew 7:11

As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your children. But your heavenly Father is even more ready to give good things to people who ask.

Matthew 7:8

Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks.

Mark 11:24

Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith.

Luke 13:25

Once the owner of the house gets up and locks the door, you will be left standing outside. You will knock on the door and say, “Sir, open the door for us!” But the owner will answer, “I don't know a thing about you!”

Luke 18:1

Jesus told his disciples a story about how they should keep on praying and never give up:

John 15:16

You did not choose me. I chose you and sent you out to produce fruit, the kind of fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

John 15:7

Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered.

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “You don't know what God wants to give you, and you don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life.”

Romans 2:7

He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honour, and life that lasts for ever.

Romans 3:11

Not one of them understands or even searches for God.

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and that he rewards everyone who searches for him.

James 5:15

If you have faith when you pray for sick people, they will get well. The Lord will heal them, and if they have sinned, he will forgive them.

1 John 3:22

He will give us whatever we ask, because we obey him and do what pleases him.