Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.

Jesus

Matthew 7:7

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Topic

Prayer Seeking God Seeking Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

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Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:7).

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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 9:11).

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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Apostle Paul

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Author

Apostle Paul
Source
Romans The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Time
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 6:23).

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This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
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William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Speaker
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
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Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.