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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 7, Verse 8

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7
‹Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:›
King James Version
‹For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh 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.
New English Translation
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
World English Bible
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
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‹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?›
10
‹Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?›
11
‹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?›
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‹Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.›
13
‹Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide› [is] ‹the gate, and broad› [is] ‹the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:›
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‹Because strait› [is] ‹the gate, and narrow› [is] ‹the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.›
15
‹Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.›
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‹Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?›
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‹Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.›
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‹A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither› [can] ‹a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.›