Lucas 11:9

9 “Por isso digo: Peçam, e será dado; busquem, e encontrarão; batam, e a porta será aberta.

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 “E o que estiver dentro responda: ‘Não me incomode. A porta já está fechada, e eu e meus filhos já estamos deitados. Não posso me levantar e dar a você o que me pede’.

8 Eu digo: Embora ele não se levante para dar-lhe o pão por ser seu amigo, por causa da importunação se levantará e lhe dará tudo o que precisar.

9 “Por isso digo: Peçam, e será dado; busquem, e encontrarão; batam, e a porta será aberta.

10 Pois todo o que pede, recebe; o que busca, encontra; e àquele que bate, a porta será aberta.

11 “Qual pai, do meio de vocês, se o filho pedir um peixe, em lugar disso lhe dará uma cobra?