King James Version

Luke 11:9

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

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Κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).Andὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.αἰτεῖτεaiteiteAskαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Ask”, an ongoing or repeated actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.Askκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiit shall be givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be given”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.it shall be givenὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youζητεῖτεzēteiteseekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.seekκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὑρήσετεheurēseteye shall findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall find”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.ye shall findκρούετεkroueteknockκρούω (krouō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “knock”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2925I knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance.knockκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiit shall be openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be opened”, an action still aheadG455I open.it shall be openedὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

World English Bible

“ I tell you , keep asking , and it will be given you . Keep seeking , and you will find . Keep knocking , and it will be opened to you .

Darby Translation

And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Douay-Rheims

And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

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