The word in Scripture
Knock in the Bible
The word knock appears 4 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To knock is to seek entrance and answer from God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What knock means in the Bible
To knock is to seek entrance and answer from God.
Where the word knock appears
Here is every passage where the word knock appears, in the words of the King James Bible:
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”Matthew 7:7
“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”Luke 11:9
“When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:”Luke 13:25
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”Revelation 3:20
Knock and the Lord Jesus
Knock, and it shall be opened; behold, Jesus stands at the door and knocks.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word knock appear in the Bible?
The word knock appears 4 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does knock mean in the Bible?
To knock is to seek entrance and answer from God.
How does knock point to Jesus?
Knock, and it shall be opened; behold, Jesus stands at the door and knocks.