Matthew 7:7

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

1 Kings 3:5

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

Psalm 10:17

O Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear

Psalm 10:4

In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Psalm 119:12

Blessed be thou, O Lord; teach me thy statutes!

Psalm 27:8

Thou hast said, “Seek ye my face.” My heart says to thee, “Thy face, Lord, do I seek.”

Psalm 34:4

I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 37:4

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 50:15

and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

Psalm 69:32

Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.

Psalm 70:4

May all who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee! May those who love thy salvation say evermore, “God is great!”

Psalm 86:5

For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Song of Solomon 3:2

“I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves.” I sought him, but found him not.

Isaiah 30:19

Yea, O people in Zion who dwell at Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.

Amos 5:4

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live;

Matthew 18:19

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

Matthew 21:22

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.

Matthew 7:11

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Matthew 7:8

For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Luke 13:25

When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us.’ He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’

Luke 18:1

And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

John 15:7

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

John 4:10

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

Romans 2:7

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

Romans 3:11

no one understands, no one seeks for God.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near to 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 man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

1 John 3:22

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