11:10a

For: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as For here introduces the basis or reason for the previous instructions. What Jesus said in 11:10 was the reason for what he told his disciples to do in 11:9.

In some languages, this relationship may be understood without connecting the verses with an explicit word such as For or “Because.” For example:

Everyone who asks will receive (Contemporary English Version)

Connect these verses in a way that will clearly express the right relationship in your language.

everyone who asks receives: As in 11:9b, it may again be necessary to say what is asked for, and from whom. For example:

everyone who asks ⌊God⌋ ⌊for something⌋ will receive ⌊it⌋

11:10b

he who seeks finds: As in 11:9c, it may be necessary to supply an object. It may also be necessary to make clear that a person seeks/searches by praying. For example:

everyone who seeks ⌊for something⌋ ⌊by praying to God⌋ will find ⌊it⌋

11:10c

and to him who knocks, the door will be opened: As in 11:9d, this refers to making a request to God. Therefore, if it is necessary to supply a subject and say who would open the door, you should supply “God.” For example:

and ⌊God⌋ will open the door to everyone who knocks on it

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