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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

Context of Luke 11:9

7and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 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. 10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;

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. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
• Matthew 6:29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
• Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
• Mark 13:37And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."
• Revelation 2:24But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden.
• Psalms 50:15and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."
• Psalms 118:5Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
• Jeremiah 33:3Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
• Matthew 7:7"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• Matthew 21:22And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
• Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
• John 4:10Jesus 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."
• John 14:13Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 15:7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
• John 16:23In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should 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

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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