Matthew 7:7

New American Bible - revised edition

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac’s servants came and informed him about the well they had been digging; they told him, “We have reached water!”

1 Kings 3:5

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said: Whatever you ask I shall give you.

Psalm 10:17

You listen, Lord, to the needs of the poor; you strengthen their heart and incline your ear.

Psalm 10:4

In their insolence the wicked boast: “God does not care; there is no God.”

Psalm 119:12

Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes.

Psalm 27:8

“Come,” says my heart, “seek his face”; your face, Lord, do I seek!

Psalm 34:4

Magnify the Lord with me; and let us exalt his name together.

Psalm 37:4

Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire.

Psalm 50:15

Then call on me on the day of distress; I will rescue you, and you shall honor me.”

Psalm 69:32

That will please the Lord more than oxen, more than bulls with horns and hooves:

Psalm 70:4

Let those who say “Aha!” turn back in their shame.

Psalm 86:5

Lord, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you.

Proverbs 8:17

Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.

Song of Solomon 3:2

“Let me rise then and go about the city, through the streets and squares; Let me seek him whom my soul loves.” I sought him but I did not find him.

Isaiah 30:19

Yes, people of Zion, dwelling in Jerusalem, you shall no longer weep; He will be most gracious to you when you cry out; as soon as he hears he will answer you.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge.

Amos 5:4

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me, that you may live,

Matthew 18:19

Again, [amen,] I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father.

Matthew 21:22

Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.” The Authority of Jesus Questioned.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

Matthew 7:11

If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. The Golden Rule.

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.

Luke 13:25

After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Luke 18:1

Then he told them a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said,

John 15:16

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

John 15:7

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in good works,

Romans 3:11

there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

James 5:15

and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. Confession and Intercession.

1 John 3:22

and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.