Luke 11:7-9
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
7 Then he will answer from inside and say, “Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.” 8 I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness,[a] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.(A)
9 ‘So(B) I say to you, ask,(C) and it will be given to you. Seek,(D) and you will find. Knock,(E) and the door will be opened to you.
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- 11:8 Or persistence
Luke 11:7-9
New King James Version
7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, (A)though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(B)
9 (C)“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; (D)seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
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