Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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What this verse means
Ask, seek, knock — prayer is an open invitation with a promise attached.
A short prayer
Lord, I ask, I seek, I knock. Meet me at the door of this need.
Read in context — Matthew 7
5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Related verses
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”Esther 4:14
“The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”Exodus 14:14
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”Galatians 2:20
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”Galatians 5:22
“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:23
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