Luke 11:10

For everyone who asks [and keeps asking], he receives [actively and willingly accepts],
and whoever seeks [and keeps searching and investigating], he finds [more and more],
and for whoever knocks [and keeps knocking], it will be opened (opened up)." [The point of the parable is that if we have faith that our friend will open the door in the middle of the night when we knock on his door, how much more will our heavenly Father answer our prayers when we pray to him. Verses 9-10 each have six verbs arranged symmetrically in triplets. The active present tense (keep asking, seeking, and knocking) shows that this is about persistent prayer. The passive future tense (will be given and will be opened) in verse 9 frames and indicates that God is the subject, i.e., he is the one who will answer prayers and he is the one who will open doors. This is reinforced by the fact that the last verb in verse 10 is also in the passive form. The Greek words for finding and opening are used in both verses, but the words at the end of the first line of each verse differ: in verse 9, the word is for giving/allocating (didomi), while verse 10 has the word for receiving and accepting (lambano). The verb forms show that what is given (in the passive form) here is urged to be willingly received (in the active form). See also James 4:8.]

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

πᾶς   γὰρ   ὁ   αἰτῶν   λαμβάνει,   καὶ   ὁ   ζητῶν   εὑρίσκει,   καὶ   τῷ   κρούοντι   ἀνοιγήσεται.¶  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 13 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3956
πᾶς (pas)
Everyone
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G1063
γὰρ (gar)
for
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3588
(o)
the [one]
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G0154
αἰτῶν (aiton)
asking
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G2983
λαμβάνει, (lambanei,)
receives;
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3588
(o)
the [one]
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G2212
ζητῶν (zeton)
seeking
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G2147
εὑρίσκει, (eyriskei,)
finds;
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3588
τῷ (to)
to the [one]
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. dative singular masculine
T-DSM
G2925
κρούοντι (kroyonti)
knocking,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
dative sing. dative singular masculine
V-PAP-DSM
G0455
ἀνοιγήσεται.¶ (anoigesetai.)
it will be opened.
VERB Verb
2nd fut. pass. ind. second future passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2FPI-3S

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