Luke 11:9 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And so I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
“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.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
“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.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
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.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
ASV 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.
LSV Literal Standard Version
and I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby 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.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And I say vnto you, Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and yee shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
I also say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And I saye vnto you: axe and it shalbe geven you. Seke and ye shall fynde. knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you.
Individual translator
YLT 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;
FBV Free Bible Version
I tell you: ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y yo digo á vosotros: Pedid, y se os dará: buscad, y hallaréis: llamad, y se os abrirá.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y yo os digo: Pedid, y se os dará; buscad, y hallaréis; llamad, y os será abierto.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
»Por eso yo les digo: Pidan, y se les dará; busquen, y encontrarán; llamen, y se les abrirá.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Yo les digo: Pidan y se les dará, busquen y hallarán, llamen a la puerta y se les abrirá.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“Les digo entonces: pidan, y recibirán; busquen, y encontrarán; toquen puertas, y las puertas se abrirán para ustedes.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Por eso les digo: Pidan, y se les dará; busquen, y encontrarán; llamen, y se les abrirá.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν, ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε, κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν·
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
καγω υμιν λεγω, αιτειτε, και δοθησεται υμιν, ζητειτε, και ευρησετε, κρουετε, και ανοιγησεται υμιν·
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
καγω υμιν λεγω αιτειτε και δοθησεται υμιν ζητειτε και ευρησετε κρουετε και ανοιγησεται υμιν
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν·
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν·
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et ego dico vobis: Petite, et dabitur vobis; quærite, et invenietis; pulsate, et aperietur vobis.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ а҆́зъ ва́мъ гл҃ю: проси́те, и҆ да́стсѧ ва́мъ: и҆щи́те, и҆ ѡ҆брѧ́щете: толцы́те, и҆ ѿве́рзетсѧ ва́мъ:
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
И Я скажу вам: просите, и дано будет вам; ищите, и найдете; стучите, и отворят вам,
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και εγώ σας λέγω· Αιτείτε και θέλει σας δοθή· ζητείτε και θέλετε ευρεί, κρούετε και θέλει σας ανοιχθή.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И ја вама кажем: иштите и даће вам се: тражите и наћи ћете; куцајте и отвориће вам се.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I ja vama kažem: ištite i daće vam se: tražite i naći ćete; kucajte i otvoriće vam se.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَأَنَا أَقُولُ لَكُمُ: ٱسْأَلُوا تُعْطَوْا، اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا، اِقْرَعُوا يُفْتَحْ لَكُمْ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC