Luke 11:9

Luke 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Context of Luke 11:9

7and from inside he answers, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 8I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence and boldness he will get up and give him whatever he needs. “So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who keeps on asking [persistently], receives; and he who keeps on seeking [persistently], finds; and to him who keeps on knocking [persistently], the door will be opened. 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

Luke 11:9 word by word

κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω· αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• it shall be givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• ye shall findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• knockκρούωkrouō · to knockG2925
• it shall be openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455

Cross-references for Luke 11:9

• Luke 13:24“Strive to enter through the narrow door [force aside unbelief and the attractions of sin]; for many, I tell you, will try to enter [by their own works] and will not be able.
• Matthew 6:29yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these.
• Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of the father?” The chief priests and elders replied, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.
• Mark 13:37What I say to you I say to everyone, ‘Be on the alert [stay awake and be continually cautious]!’ ”
• Revelation 2:24But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not explored and known the depths of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you,
• Psalms 50:15Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
• Psalms 118:5Out of my distress I called on the Lord; The Lord answered me and set me free.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
• Matthew 7:7“ Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.
• Matthew 21:22And whatever you ask for in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
• Mark 11:24For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”
• John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name [as My representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son.
• John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.
• John 16:23In that day you will not [need to] ask Me about anything. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me;

Commentaries on Luke 11:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And (or, therefore) I say unto you, Ask - Be importunate with God, not so much to prevail on him to save you, as to get yourselves brought into a proper disposition to receive that mercy which he is ever disposed to give. He who is not importunate for the salvation of his soul does not feel the need of being saved; and were God to communicate his mercy to such they could not be expected to be grateful for it, as favors are only prized and esteemed in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 See this explained in the notes at Matthew 7:7-11. Luke 11:12 “A scorpion” See the notes at Luke 10:19. Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. i. p. 379) says: “There is no imaginable likeness between an egg and the ordinary black scorpion of this country, neither in color nor size, nor, when the tail is extended, in shape; but old writers speak of a “white” scorpion, and such a one, with the tail folded up, as in specimens of fossil…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 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 spiritual blessings are included in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. (See on Mt 7:7-11.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:9

• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Prayer
• Righteous
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings