Matthew 7:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

New Living Translation
For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

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

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

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

NASB 1995
"For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

NASB 1977
“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

Amplified Bible
For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks.

Good News Translation
For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find, and for the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

International Standard Version
Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.

NET Bible
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

New King James Version
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

King James 2000 Bible
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

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

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

American King James Version
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

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

A Faithful Version
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it shall be opened.

Darby Bible Translation
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For whosoeuer axeth, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym yt knocketh, it shal opened.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For whosoever axeth receaveth and he yt seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shalbe opened.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for everyone who is asking receives, and he who is seeking finds, and to him who is knocking it will be opened.

Berean Literal Bible
For everyone asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
For everyone asking, receives and he seeking, finds; and to him knocking shall be opened.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For everyone asking receives; and the one seeking, finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For everyone who asks, receives; and whoever seeks, finds; and to anyone who knocks, it will be opened.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it is opened.

Lamsa Bible
For whoever asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door is opened.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

Godbey New Testament
For every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened.

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

Mace New Testament
for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted.

Weymouth New Testament
For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.

Worrell New Testament
for every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

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
















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