Matthew 7:8

NETBible

For everyone who asks 1  receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

"For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

NLT ©

For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.

MSG ©

This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in.

BBE ©

Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

NRSV ©

For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

NKJV ©

"For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

KJV
For
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every one
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that asketh
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receiveth
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and
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he that seeketh
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findeth
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and
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to him that knocketh
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it shall be opened
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NASB ©
"For everyone
<3956>
who asks
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receives
<2983>
, and he who seeks
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finds
<2147>
, and to him who knocks
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it will be opened
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.
NET [draft] ITL
For
<1063>
everyone
<3956>
who asks
<154>
receives
<2983>
, and
<2532>
the one who seeks
<2212>
finds
<2147>
, and
<2532>
to the one who knocks
<2925>
, the door will be opened
<455>
.
GREEK
pav
<3956>
A-NSM
gar
<1063>
CONJ
o
<3588>
T-NSM
aitwn
<154> (5723)
V-PAP-NSM
lambanei
<2983> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
kai
<2532>
CONJ
o
<3588>
T-NSM
zhtwn
<2212> (5723)
V-PAP-NSM
euriskei
<2147> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
kai
<2532>
CONJ
tw
<3588>
T-DSM
krouonti
<2925> (5723)
V-PAP-DSM
anoighsetai
<455> (5691)
V-2FPI-3S
NETBible

For everyone who asks 1  receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

NET Notes

1 sn The actions of asking, seeking, and knocking are repeated here from v. 7 with the encouragement that God does respond.