Matthew 7:8
For, every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
7Ask, and it shall be given to you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
9For what man is there among you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he reach him a stone?
Cross References
Matthew 15:22And lo, a woman, a Canaanitess from those confines, came forth, calling out and saying: Compassionate me, my Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grievously distressed by a demon.
John 2:2And also Jesus and his disciples were invited to the feast.
Acts 9:11And our Lord said to him: Arise, go to the street which is called Straight; and inquire in the house of Judas, for Saul who is from the city of Tarsus: for, lo, while he prayed,
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 →