KJV ORIGINAL
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus is promising that God responds when we earnestly come to Him with our needs, questions, and requests.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, delivered to His disciples and crowds gathered on a hillside near the Sea of Galilee. In this famous teaching, Jesus was instructing people about prayer and their relationship with God the Father. The three verbs (ask, seek, knock) represent increasing levels of persistence and intensity in approaching God.
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