Matthew 7:9

Matthew 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
• New International Version (NIV)“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?

Context of Matthew 7:9

7"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Matthew 7:9 word by word

Ἢ τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃν αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον, μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Orἤē · orG2228
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• is thereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• will he giveἐπιδίδωμιepididōmi · to give/deliverG1929
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• a stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037

Cross-references for Matthew 7:9

• Luke 11:11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;

Commentaries on Matthew 7:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Or what man is there - whom if his son - Men are exhorted to come unto God, with the persuasion that he is a most gracious and compassionate Parent, who possesses all heavenly and earthly good, knows what is necessary for each of his creatures, and is infinitely ready to communicate that which they need most. Will he give him a stone? - Will he not readily give him bread if he have it? This was a proverb in other countries; a benefit grudgingly given by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 Ask, and it shall be given you … - There are here three different forms presented of seeking the things which we need from God - asking, seeking, and knocking. The latter is taken from the act of knocking at a door for admittance. See Luke 13:25; Revelation 3:20. The phrases signify to seek with earnestness, diligence, and perseverance. The promise is, that what we seek shall be given us. It is of course implied that we seek with a proper…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 Prayer is the appointed means for obtaining what we need. Pray; pray often; make a business of prayer, and be serious and earnest in it. Ask, as a beggar asks alms. Ask, as a traveller asks the way. Seek, as for a thing of value that we have lost; or as the merchantman that seeks goodly pearls. Knock, as he that desires to enter into the house knocks at the door. Sin has shut and barred the door against us; by prayer we knock. Whatever you…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread--a loaf. will he give him a stone?--round and smooth like such a loaf or cake as was much in use, but only to mock him.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:9

• Commandments
• Penitent
• Prayer
• Religion
• Seekers

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Commentaries on Matthew 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings