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Forγὰρeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁasksαἰτῶνreceives,λαμβάνειandκαὶthe one whoὁseeksζητῶνfinds,εὑρίσκειandκαὶto the one who knocksτῷ κρούοντιit will be opened.ἀνοιγήσεται
Luke 11:10
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With the Greek beneath
Luke 11:10, word by word
- asksαἰτῶνaitōn
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitōn” appears- receivesλαμβάνειlambanei
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lambanei” appears- seeksζητῶνzētōn
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētōn” appears- findsεὑρίσκειheuriskei
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuriskei” appears- to the one who knocksκρούοντιkrouonti
knock
Knock, strike at a door.
Where else “krouonti” appears- it will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetai
open
Open.
Where else “anoigēsetai” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Ask, seek, knock
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
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Luke 11:9-13
9And 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. 11And which of you fathers, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12Or if he also asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion? 13So if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9Or which man is there among you whose son will ask him for bread— he will not give him a stone, will he? 10Or if he also asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
The context
9And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
10 · This verse (above)
11And which of you fathers, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
To study Luke 11 in a group
1. What it says
When the disciples ask to be taught to pray, what does Jesus tell them to say, and what stories does he add? (vv. 1-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says “ask, seek, knock” and compares God to a father who gives good gifts. What does that teach about what God is like? (vv. 9-13)
3. How I live it
What concrete thing would you like to ask God today, with the trust a child has when speaking to a father?