Luke 11:10
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 11:10 in other translations
| BSB | For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. |
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| WEB | For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. |
| ASV | For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. |
| YLT | for every one who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall be opened. |
| DARBY | For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened. |
| BBE | For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open. |
| Webster | For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened. |
What does Luke 11:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:9-13
9-13. (See on Mt 7:7-11.)
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:5-13
Christ encourages fervency and constancy in prayer. We must come for what we need, as a man does to his neighbour or friend, who is kind to him. We must come for bread; for that which is needful. If God does not answer our prayers speedily, yet he will in due time, if we continue to pray. Observe what to pray for; we must ask for the Holy Spirit, not only as necessary in order to our praying well, but as all…
Luke 11:10 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 11:10
- James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
- Lamentations 3:18
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:
- Lamentations 3:54-58
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. …
- Jonah 2:2-8
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. …
- Psalms 31:22
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
- Luke 18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- James 5:11
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
- Lamentations 3:8
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
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Context
- Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
- Luke 11:10
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
- Luke 11:11
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luke 11:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque todo aquel que pide, recibe; y el que busca, halla; y al que llama, se abre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car quiconque demande, reçoit; et celui qui cherche, trouve; et à celui qui heurte, il sera ouvert. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn jeder Bittende empfängt, und der Suchende findet, und dem Anklopfenden wird aufgetan werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omnis enim qui petit, accipit: et qui quærit, invenit: et pulsanti aperietur. |