Luke 11:9

New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And I

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto you

שָׁאַל

shâʼal

H7592

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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and it shall be

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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you

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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and ye shall

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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דָּפַק

dâphaq

H1849

to knock; by analogy, to press severely

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and it shall be

פָּתַח

pâthach

H6605

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

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unto you

Key Terms in This Verse

knock H1849

דָּפַק dâphaq

to knock; by analogy, to press severely

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Ask H7592

שָׁאַל shâʼal

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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opened H6605

פָּתַח pâthach

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

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find H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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given H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Mark 11:24 cross-reference

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Matthew 21:22 cross-reference

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

John 15:16 cross-reference

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he ma...

John 15:7 cross-reference

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 14:13 cross-reference

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

James 1:5 cross-reference

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Psalm 118:5 cross-reference

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

Jeremiah 29:12 cross-reference

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Hebrews 11:6 cross-reference

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

James 5:15 cross-reference

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Jeremiah 33:3 cross-reference

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Psalm 34:10 cross-reference

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Hebrews 4:16 cross-reference

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Psalm 50:15 cross-reference

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 34:4 cross-reference

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

John 4:10 cross-reference

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

Psalm 27:8 cross-reference

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Matthew 6:29 cross-reference

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

2 Corinthians 6:2 cross-reference

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Mark 13:37 cross-reference

And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Romans 2:7 cross-reference

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Psalm 27:4 cross-reference

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Daniel 9:3 cross-reference

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

Matthew 21:31 cross-reference

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Isaiah 45:19 cross-reference

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

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