Lucas 11:9

9 Y yo os digo: Pedid, y se os dará; buscad, y hallaréis; llamad, y se os abrirá.

Lucas 11:9 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:9

And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you
This is said by Christ, to encourage to prayer, and importunity in it; that if any one asks of God, in the name of Christ, and in faith, whether it be bread for the body, or food for the soul; or any blessing whatever, whether temporal or spiritual, it shall be given; not according to their deserts, but according to the riches of the grace of God; who is rich unto all that call upon him, in sincerity and truth:

seek, and ye shall find:
whether it be Christ, the pearl of great price, or God in Christ; or particularly, pardoning grace and mercy through Christ, or the knowledge of divine things; and both grace here, and glory hereafter, as men seek for hidden treasure; such shall not lose their labour, but shall enjoy all these valuable things, and whatever they are by prayer, and in the use of other means, seeking after:

knock, and it shall be opened to you;
the door of mercy with God; the door of fellowship with Christ; the door of the Gospel, and the mysteries of it and of the Gospel dispensation and church state, into which is admission, to all that seek; and the door of heaven, into which there is entrance by the blood of Jesus: the several phrases denote prayer, the continuance of it, and importunity in it; (See Gill on Matthew 7:7)

Lucas 11:9 In-Context

7 y aquél, respondiendo desde adentro, le dice: "No me molestes; la puerta ya está cerrada, y mis hijos y yo estamos acostados; no puedo levantarme para darte nada."

8 Os digo que aunque no se levante a darle algo por ser su amigo, no obstante, por su importunidad se levantará y le dará cuanto necesite.

9 Y yo os digo: Pedid, y se os dará; buscad, y hallaréis; llamad, y se os abrirá.

10 Porque todo el que pide, recibe; y el que busca, halla; y al que llama, se le abrirá.

11 O suponed que a uno de vosotros que es padre, su hijo le pide pan; ¿acaso le dará una piedra? O si le pide un pescado; ¿acaso le dará una serpiente en lugar del pescado?