Ask, seek, knock.

Matthew 7.7-12 = Luke 11.9-13 (John 16.23-24).

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Matthew 7.7-12.	Luke 11.9-13; {6.31}.
⁷ Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν. ⁸ πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει, καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται. ⁹ ἢ τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃν αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον, μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;* ¹⁰ ἢ καὶ* ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει* μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ; ¹¹ εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὄντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς δώσει ἀγαθὰ τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν. ¹² πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἐὰν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.	⁹ Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω, αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν. ¹⁰ πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει, καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήρεται. ¹¹ τίνα δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν τὸν πατέρα αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς ἰχθύν, καὶ ἀντὶ ἰχθύος ὄφιν αὐτῷ ἐπιδώσει; ¹² ἢ καὶ* αἰτήσει* ᾠόν, ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ* σκορπίον; ¹³ εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὑπάρχοντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ δώσει πνεῦμα ἅγιον τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν. {^6.31 Καὶ καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως.}
Extant: א B C L W Δ Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine.	Extant: Ƿ⁴⁵ Ƿ⁷⁵ א A B C D L W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine. ¹⁰ ανοιγησεται (Ƿ⁴⁵ א C L Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³) / ανοιχθησεται (A W Δ) / ανοιγεται (Ƿ⁷⁵ B D). The Byzantine tradition is split across readings, but might favor ανοιγησεται. ¹¹ ιχθυν (Ƿ⁴⁵ B) / ισχυν (Ƿ⁷⁵) / αρτον μη λιθον επιδωσει αυτω; η ιχθυν (א L) / αρτον μη λιθον επιδωσει αυτω; η και ιχθυν (A W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / αρτον μη λιθον αυτω επιδωσει; η και ιχθυν (D). C postpones και ιχθυν, μη αντι ιχθυος οφιν επιδωσει αυτω to after verse 12. ¹¹ και αντι ιχθυος (Ƿ⁴⁵ Ƿ⁷⁵ B) / μη αντι ιχθυος (א A D L W Δ Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / μη αντι του ιχθυος (Ψ). C supports μη αντι ιχθυος (confer other note on verse 11). ¹² επιδωσει αυτω σκορπιον (Ƿ⁴⁵ Ƿ⁷⁵ B L) / μη επιδωσει αυτω σκορπιον (א A C W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / μη σκορπιον αυτω επιδωσει (D). ¹³ ο εξ ουρανου (A B D W Δ Θ ƒ¹ Byzantine) / υμων ο ουρανιος (Ƿ⁴⁵) / υμων ο εξ ουρανου (C) / ημων ο εξ ουρανου (ƒ¹³) / εξ ουρανου (Ƿ⁷⁵ א L Ψ). One of the two readings from lectionary 292 has ο εν τοις ουρανοις. ¹³ πνευμα αγιον (Ƿ⁷⁵ א A B C W Δ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / πνευμα αγαθον (Ƿ⁴⁵ L) / αγαθον δομα (D) / δοματα αγαθα (Θ).
Eusebius 53-54. Word count: 97. Previous: Matthew 7.1-6. Next: Matthew 7.13-14.	Eusebius 125. Word count: 75. Previous: Luke 11.5-8. Next: Luke 11.14-23.

Matthew 7.7-12.

Luke 11.9-13; {6.31}.

⁷ Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν·
ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε·
κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
⁸ πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει,
καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει,
καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται.
⁹ ἢ τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν
ἄνθρωπος, ὃν αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς
αὐτοῦ ἄρτον, μὴ λίθον
ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;*
¹⁰ ἢ καὶ* ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει*
μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;

¹¹ εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ
ὄντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ
διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν,
πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν
ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς δώσει
ἀγαθὰ τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν.

¹² πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἐὰν
θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν
οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ
ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς·
οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν
ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.

⁹ Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω,
αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν·
ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε·
κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.
¹⁰ πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει,
καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει,
καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήρεται.
¹¹ τίνα δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν
τὸν πατέρα αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς

ἰχθύν, καὶ ἀντὶ ἰχθύος
ὄφιν αὐτῷ ἐπιδώσει;
¹² ἢ καὶ* αἰτήσει* ᾠόν,
ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ* σκορπίον;
¹³ εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ
ὑπάρχοντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ
διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν,
πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ
ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ δώσει πνεῦμα
ἅγιον τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν.

{^6.31 Καὶ καθὼς
θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν
οἱ ἄνθρωποι,
ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως.}

Extant: א B C L W Δ Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine.

Extant: Ƿ⁴⁵ Ƿ⁷⁵ א A B C D L W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine.

¹⁰ ανοιγησεται (Ƿ⁴⁵ א C L Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³) / ανοιχθησεται (A W Δ) / ανοιγεται (Ƿ⁷⁵ B D). The Byzantine tradition is split across readings, but might favor ανοιγησεται.
¹¹ ιχθυν (Ƿ⁴⁵ B) / ισχυν (Ƿ⁷⁵) / αρτον μη λιθον επιδωσει αυτω; η ιχθυν (א L) / αρτον μη λιθον επιδωσει αυτω; η και ιχθυν (A W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / αρτον μη λιθον αυτω επιδωσει; η και ιχθυν (D). C postpones και ιχθυν, μη αντι ιχθυος οφιν επιδωσει αυτω to after verse 12.
¹¹ και αντι ιχθυος (Ƿ⁴⁵ Ƿ⁷⁵ B) / μη αντι ιχθυος (א A D L W Δ Θ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / μη αντι του ιχθυος (Ψ). C supports μη αντι ιχθυος (confer other note on verse 11).
¹² επιδωσει αυτω σκορπιον (Ƿ⁴⁵ Ƿ⁷⁵ B L) / μη επιδωσει αυτω σκορπιον (א A C W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / μη σκορπιον αυτω επιδωσει (D).
¹³ ο εξ ουρανου (A B D W Δ Θ ƒ¹ Byzantine) / υμων ο ουρανιος (Ƿ⁴⁵) / υμων ο εξ ουρανου (C) / ημων ο εξ ουρανου (ƒ¹³) / εξ ουρανου (Ƿ⁷⁵ א L Ψ). One of the two readings from lectionary 292 has ο εν τοις ουρανοις.
¹³ πνευμα αγιον (Ƿ⁷⁵ א A B C W Δ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / πνευμα αγαθον (Ƿ⁴⁵ L) / αγαθον δομα (D) / δοματα αγαθα (Θ).

Eusebius 53-54.
Word count: 97.
Previous: Matthew 7.1-6.
Next: Matthew 7.13-14.

Eusebius 125.
Word count: 75.
Previous: Luke 11.5-8.
Next: Luke 11.14-23.

Matthew 7.7-12.	Luke 11.9-13; {6.31}.
⁷ Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened up to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened up. ⁹ Or what man is there from among you, of whom his son asks bread, who gives him a* stone? ¹⁰ Or also he will ask* for a fish, but he gives him a snake? ¹¹ If therefore you, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your father in the heavens will give good things to those who seek him. ¹² As many things, therefore, if you wish men to do them for you, thus also you do for them. For this is the law and the prophets.	⁹ And I myself say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened up to you. ¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened up. ¹¹ But what father from among you does the son ask for a fish, and instead of a fish he gives him a snake? ¹² Or also he will ask* for an egg, and he gives him a* scorpion? ¹³ If therefore you, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more the father from heaven will give the holy spirit to those who seek him. {^6.31 And, just as you wish men to do for you, do for them likewise.}

Matthew 7.7-12.

Luke 11.9-13; {6.31}.

⁷ Ask, and it shall be given
to you; seek, and you shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened
up to you.
⁸ For everyone who asks receives,
and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks it will
be opened up.
⁹ Or what man is there
from among you, of whom his
son asks bread, who
gives him a* stone?
¹⁰ Or also he will ask*
for a fish, but
he gives him a snake?

¹¹ If therefore you, being
evil, know to give good gifts
to your children, how much more
your father in the heavens
will give good things
to those who seek him.

¹² As many things, therefore,
if you wish men to do them
for you, thus also
you do for them.
For this is
the law and the prophets.

⁹ And I myself say to you,
ask, and it shall be given
to you; seek, and you shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened
up to you.
¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives,
and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks it will
be opened up.
¹¹ But what father
from among you does
the son ask

for a fish, and instead of a fish
he gives him a snake?
¹² Or also he will ask*
for an egg, and he
gives him a* scorpion?
¹³ If therefore you, being
evil, know to give good gifts
to your children, how much more
the father from heaven
will give the holy spirit
to those who seek him.

{^6.31 And, just as
you wish men to do
for you,
do for them likewise.}

John 16.23-24.
²³ Καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἐρωτήσετε οὐδέν. ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἄν τι αἰτήσητε τὸν πατέρα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δώσει ὑμῖν. ²⁴ ἕως ἄρτι οὐκ ᾐτήσατε οὐδὲν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου· αἰτεῖτε καὶ λήμψεσθε, ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη.
Extant: Ƿ⁵ Ƿ²² ~Ƿ⁶⁶ א A B C D L W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine. ²³ αν τι (Ƿ^5vid B C L) / εαν τι (D* Ψ) / οτι εαν τι (D^corrected) / οτι ο εαν (Θ) / οτι ο αν (א) / οτι εαν (Ƿ^22vid) / οτι αν (A W) / οτι οσα αν (Δ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine). ²³ εν τω ονοματι μου δωσει υμιν (Ƿ^22vid A C^corrected D W Θ Ψ ~ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / δωσει υμιν εν τω ονοματι μου (Ƿ^5vid א B C* L Δ). Miniscule 205 has only δωσει υμιν.
Eusebius 149c-150. Word count: 42. Previous: John 16.16-22. Next: John 16.25-33.
²³ And on that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you shall ask of the father in my name, he shall give it to you. ²⁴ Until now you did not ask for anything in my name; ask and you shall take it, so that your joy might be fulfilled.

John 16.23-24.

²³ Καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἐρωτήσετε οὐδέν. ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἄν τι αἰτήσητε τὸν πατέρα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δώσει ὑμῖν. ²⁴ ἕως ἄρτι οὐκ ᾐτήσατε οὐδὲν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου· αἰτεῖτε καὶ λήμψεσθε, ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη.

Extant: Ƿ⁵ Ƿ²² ~Ƿ⁶⁶ א A B C D L W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine.

²³ αν τι (Ƿ^5vid B C L) / εαν τι (D* Ψ) / οτι εαν τι (D^corrected) / οτι ο εαν (Θ) / οτι ο αν (א) / οτι εαν (Ƿ^22vid) / οτι αν (A W) / οτι οσα αν (Δ ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine).
²³ εν τω ονοματι μου δωσει υμιν (Ƿ^22vid A C^corrected D W Θ Ψ ~ƒ¹ ƒ¹³ Byzantine) / δωσει υμιν εν τω ονοματι μου (Ƿ^5vid א B C* L Δ). Miniscule 205 has only δωσει υμιν.

Eusebius 149c-150.
Word count: 42.
Previous: John 16.16-22.
Next: John 16.25-33.

²³ And on that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you shall ask of the father in my name, he shall give it to you. ²⁴ Until now you did not ask for anything in my name; ask and you shall take it, so that your joy might be fulfilled.