Matthew 7:7
ContextNET © | “Ask 1 and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door 2 will be opened for you. |
NIV © | "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. |
NASB © | "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
NLT © | "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. |
MSG © | "Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. |
BBE © | Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: |
NRSV © | "Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. |
NKJV © | "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | “Ask 1 and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door 2 will be opened for you. |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God. 2 tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation here and in v. 8 for clarity. |