Matthew 7:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει· καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει· καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται.

Transliteration

Every gar the aitōn lambanei; and the zētōn heuriskei; and to the krouonti anoigēsetai.

Grammar Details

• *Pas*: nominative singular masculine - all/every/each
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *ho aitōn*: nominative singular masculine present active participle - the one asking
• *lambanei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/takes
• *ho zētōn*: nominative singular masculine present active participle - the one seeking
• *heuriskei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - finds
• *tō krouonti*: dative singular masculine present active participle - to the one knocking
• *anoigēsetai*: future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it will be opened

Word Meanings

• *aitōn*: asking/requesting/begging
• *lambanei*: receives/takes/obtains
• *zētōn*: seeking/searching for/striving for
• *heuriskei*: finds/discovers/obtains
• *krouonti*: knocking/beating/striking

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For whosoever axeth receaveth and he yt seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shalbe opened.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For whosoeuer axeth, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym yt knocketh, it shal opened.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 33:19 : 19 Also his prayer, how God was entreated of him, all his sin and trespass, and the places where he built high places and set up groves and carved images, before he humbled himself, are written among the sayings of the seers.
• Ps 81:10 : 10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
• Ps 81:16 : 16 He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; and with honey from the rock, I would have satisfied you.
• Matt 15:22-28 : 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came out from those coasts, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and asked him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then she came and worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread, and throw it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith: be it to you even as you will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
• Luke 23:42-43 : 42 Then he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom. 43 And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise.
• John 2:2 : 2 And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.
• John 3:8-9 : 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?
• Acts 9:11 : 11 And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,
• 2 Chr 33:1-2 : 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 But he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, like the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.