MAT 7:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

UST Keep asking God for the things you need, and he will give them to you. Keep seeking those things from God, and you will receive them. Ask God to make things possible for you, and he will act on your behalf.

BSB Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and [the door] will be opened to you.

BLB Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened unto you.

AICNT “Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you;

OEB Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

WEBBE “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

LSV Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;

FBV Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.[fn]

7:7 In the original these are present imperatives, and could be translated “Keep on asking” etc.

TCNT “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

T4T “Keep asking God for what you need. If you do that, he will give it to you. Confidently keep expecting God to give you the things that you need, and he will give them to you. It will be like [MET] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on praying persistently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like [MET] knocking on a door in order to enter a room. And the way will be opened {God will open the way} for you to get what you pray for.

LEB No LEB MAT book available

BBE Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

ASV Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

DRA Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

YLT 'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

Drby Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

RV Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
(Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye/you_all shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: )

SLT Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Wbstr Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:

KJB-1769 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
(¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye/you_all shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: )

KJB-1611 ¶ Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
(¶ Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye/you_all shall finde: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.)

Bshps No Bshps MAT book available

Gnva Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you.
(Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye/you_all shall finde: knock, and it shall be opened unto you. )

Cvdl No Cvdl MAT book available

TNT Axe and it shalbe geven you. Seke and ye shall fynd. knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you.
(Axe and it shall be given you. Seek and ye/you_all shall fynd. knock and it shall be opened unto you. )

Wycl No Wycl MAT book available

Luth No Luth MAT book available

ClVg Petite, et dabitur vobis: quærite, et invenietis: pulsate, et aperietur vobis.[fn]
(Petite, and will_be_given vobis: seek, and I_foundetis: pulsate, and will_be_opened vobis. )

7.7 Petite. His gradibus via, veritas, et vita legitime certantibus, præstatur: Christus est via qua ambulatur, veritas qua invenitur, ostium ad quod pulsatur, ut ad ipsum per ipsum ingrediamur. AUG. Operose quidem quod ista tria inter se differant exponendum putavi, sed longe melius, etc., usque ad non enim dixit petentibus, et quærentibus, et pulsantibus.

7.7 Petite. His gradibus way/road, the_truth, and life legitime certantibus, beforestatur: Christ it_is way/road which he_walksur, the_truth which he_foundur, door to that pulsatur, as to him through him to_enteramur. AUG. Operose indeed that these_(ones) tria between himself differant exponendum putavi, but far_away better, etc., until to not/no because he_said petentibus, and to_the_seekerbus, and pulsantibus.

UGNT αἰτεῖτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν; ζητεῖτε καὶ εὑρήσετε; κρούετε καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
(aiteite kai dothaʸsetai humin; zaʸteite kai heuraʸsete; krouete kai anoigaʸsetai humin.)

SBL-GNT Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
(Aiteite, kai dothaʸsetai humin; zaʸteite, kai heuraʸsete; krouete, kai anoigaʸsetai humin.)

RP-GNT Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
(Aiteite, kai dothaʸsetai humin; zaʸteite, kai heuraʸsete; krouete, kai anoigaʸsetai humin.)

TC-GNT Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
(Aiteite, kai dothaʸsetai humin; zaʸteite, kai heuraʸsete; krouete, kai anoigaʸsetai humin. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αἰτεῖτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν; ζητεῖτε καὶ εὑρήσετε

˓be˒_requesting and ˱it˲_˓will_be_being˒_given ˱to˲_you_all ˓be˒_seeking and ˱you_all˲_˓will_be˒_finding

You may need to say what a person would be asking for and seeking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use general expressions that refer to anything good that a person might want or need. Alternate translation: [ask for a good thing, and it will be given to you; seek a good thing, and you will find it]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

δοθήσεται ὑμῖν

˱it˲_˓will_be_being˒_given ˱to˲_you_all

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, it is clear from the context that it is God. Alternate translation: [God will give it to you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κρούετε

˓be˒_knocking

To knock means to hit a door a few times to let a person inside the house know you are standing outside. You could translate this expression with the way people in your culture show that they have arrived at a house. Alternate translation: [call out] or [cough] or [clap]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κρούετε καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν

˓be˒_knocking and ˱it˲_˓will_be_being˒_opened_up ˱to˲_you_all

Here Jesus speaks of praying as if it were knocking on a door, and he speaks of God answering the prayer as if it were the door being opened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [ask for permission, and permission will be given to you] or [pray, and God will answer your prayer]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν

˱it˲_˓will_be_being˒_opened_up ˱to˲_you_all

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