Matthew 7:8
For everyone that asks receives, and he that seeks finds, and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
7“Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
9Or what man is there among you who, if his son should ask for bread, will give him a stone?
Cross References
Matthew 15:22And behold, a Canaanite woman coming forth from that region cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
John 2:2Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
Acts 9:11And the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to Straight Street, and seek out in the house of Judas a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:8-12
The Sermon on the Mount. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to… Read the whole commentary →