Matthew 7:8
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For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Matthew 15:22-28 And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil. . . .

2 Chronicles 33:1,2,19 Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. . . .

Psalm 81:10,16 For I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. . . .

John 2:2 And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.

John 3:8-10 The Spirit breatheth where he will and thou hearest his voice: but thou knowest not whence he cometh and whither he goeth. So is every one that is born of the Spirit. . . .

Luke 23:42,43 And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom. . . .

Acts 9:11 And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the street that is called Strait and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth.

Context
Ask, Seek, Knock
7Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to 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 among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone?…
Cross References
Psalm 37:4
Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone?

Luke 11:10
For every one that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened:

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

everyone
πᾶς (pas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who asks
αἰτῶν (aitōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

receives;
λαμβάνει (lambanei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

he who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

seeks
ζητῶν (zētōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

finds;
εὑρίσκει (heuriskei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

to him who
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

knocks,
κρούοντι (krouonti)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2925: To knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance. Apparently a primary verb; to rap.

[the door] will be opened.
ἀνοιγήσεται (anoigēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.


Additional Translations
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

For everyone asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

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.
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