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Source language
Original Greek   
Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν·
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kago umin lego, aiteite, kai dothesetai umin* zeteite, kai euresete* krouete, kai anoigesetai umin*

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ego vobis dico petite et dabitur vobis quaerite et invenietis pulsate et aperietur vobis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
“So 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.
21st Century King James Version   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“I am also saying to you, Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened to you.”
Darby Bible 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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
God's Word   
"So I tell you to ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
"So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
International Standard Version   
So I say to you: Keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you,
NET 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 for you.
New American Standard Bible   
"So 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.
New International Version   
"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
New Living Translation   
"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
Weymouth New Testament   
"So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'
The 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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
So I tell you this. Continue to ask God for what you need. Then God will give it to you. Continue to look for what you need. Then you will find it. Continue to knock at the door and God will open it for 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;
New Life Version   
I say to you, ask, and what you ask for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And 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.
The Voice Bible   
So listen: Keep on asking, and you will receive. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened for you.
Living Bible   
And so it is with prayer—keep on asking and you will keep on getting; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and the door will be opened.
New Catholic Bible   
“Therefore, I say to you: ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Legacy Standard Bible   
“So 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.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
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.
Christian Standard Bible   
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you.
New Century Version   
So I tell you, ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you.
The Message   
“Here’s what I’m saying: Ask and you’ll get; Seek and you’ll find; Knock and the door will open.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
“So to you I say, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
New Matthew Bible   
And so I say to you: ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Good News Translation®   
And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Wycliffe Bible   
And I say to you, ask ye, and it shall be given to you; seek ye, and ye shall find; knock ye, and it shall be opened to you.
New Testament for Everyone   
“So this is my word to you: ask and it will be given you; search and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.
Contemporary English Version   
So I tell you to ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened for you.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
And so I tell you, ask and it will be given you, search and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. The one who asks will always receive; the one who is searching will always find, and the door is opened to the man who knocks.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
“So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Common English Bible © 2011   
And I tell you: Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
New American Standard Bible   
“So 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.
The Expanded Bible   
So I tell you, ·ask [keep on asking], and God will give to you. ·Search [Keep on searching/seeking], and you will find. ·Knock [Keep on knocking], and the door will open for you.
Tree of Life Version   
“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.
Revised Standard Version   
And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
New International Reader's Version   
“So here is what I say to you. Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
BRG Bible   
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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
“Moreover, I myself say to you: keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
`And I tell you, ask and you will get what you ask for. Look and you will find what you look for. Knock and the door will be opened for you.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And I tell you [when you daven], ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Names of God Bible   
“So I tell you to ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.
Modern English Version   
“And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Easy-to-Read Version   
So I tell you, continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.
International Children’s Bible   
So I tell you, continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.
Lexham English Bible   
And I tell you, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
New International Version - UK   
‘So I say to you: ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And I say to you: be asking, and it will be given to you. Be seeking, and you will find. Be knocking, and it will be opened to you.