Luke 11:10

Luke 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
• New International Version (NIV)For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Context of Luke 11:10

8I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9“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. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. 11Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?

Luke 11:10 word by word

πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει, καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται.¶Read the interlinear

• For everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• who asksαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• receivesλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• and he who seeksζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• findsεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• and to him who knocksκρούωkrouō · to knockG2925
• it will be openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455

Cross-references for Luke 11:10

• Luke 18:1Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
• Psalms 31:22As for me, I said in my alarm, “I am cut off from before Your eyes”; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried to You.
• Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer.
• Jonah 2:2and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.
• James 4:3You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
• James 5:11We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

Commentaries on Luke 11:10

• 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 11:10

• 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