‹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.›
KJV
Greek original
Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω αἰτεῖτε καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν ζητεῖτε καὶ εὑρήσετε κρούετε καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν
Louis Segond 1910
Et moi, je vous dis: Demandez, et l'on vous donnera; cherchez, et vous trouverez; frappez, et l'on vous ouvrira.
KJV
‹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.›
Origen
Commentarium In Evangelium Matthaei (Lib. 12-17)
— 4ff Vgl. I. Kor. 14, 15 — 6 I. Thess. 5, 17 — 8 Luc. 18, 1—2 — 15 Matth. 7, 8 — 16 Luc. 11, 8 — 20 Luc. 11,9 4 αὐτῷ Kl αὐτὸν Μ αὐτῶν Η 6 <τοῦ> Kl, vgl. Lat. 7 προσεύχεσθε Kl προσεύχεσθαι Μ Η 10 αὐτοὺς <Μ 11 ἦν <Μ 14 ἔστι καὶ τὸ Λαβεῖν Μ 19 <αὐτῷ> Koe, vgl. Lat. | ὅσων Kl, vgl.…
Origen
Commentarium In Evangelium Matthaei (Lib. 12-17)
— 4ff Vgl. I. Kor. 14, 15 — 6 I. Thess. 5, 17 — 8 Luc. 18, 1—2 — 15 Matth. 7, 8 — 16 Luc. 11, 8 — 20 Luc. 11,9 4 αὐτῷ Kl αὐτὸν Μ αὐτῶν Η 6 <τοῦ> Kl, vgl. Lat. 7 προσεύχεσθε Kl προσεύχεσθαι Μ Η 10 αὐτοὺς <Μ 11 ἦν <Μ 14 ἔστι καὶ τὸ Λαβεῖν Μ 19 <αὐτῷ> Koe, vgl. Lat. | ὅσων Kl, vgl.…
Eucherius of Lyon
Certain Homilies
y thought. "Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you" Luke 11:9. This means we should ask through prayer, seek through our efforts, knock with our desires, knock through progress, and knock with perseverance. We should be so driven b…
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