New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 7:6-12

6“1Do not giveG1325 whatG3588 is holyG40 to dogsG2965, and do not throwG906 your pearlsG3135 beforeG1715 swineG5519, orG3379 they will trampleG2662 them underG2662 their feetG4228, and turnG4762 and tearG4486 you to piecesG4486.

7“2 3AskG154, and 4it will be givenG1325 to you; 5seekG2212, and you will findG2147; 6knockG2925, and it will be openedG455 to you. 8For everyoneG3956 who asksG154 receivesG2983, and he who seeksG2212 findsG2147, and to him who knocksG2925 it will be openedG455. 9OrG2228 whatG5101 manG444 is there amongG1537 you 7whoG3739, whenG3739 his sonG5207 asksG154 for a loafG740, 8will giveG1929 him a stoneG3037? 10OrG2228 9ifG2532 he asksG154 for a fishG2486, he will not giveG1929 him a snakeG3789, will he? 11IfG1487 you thenG3767, beingG1510 evilG4190, knowG3609 howG3609 to giveG1325 goodG18 giftsG1390 to your childrenG5043, 10howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will your FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772 giveG1325 what is goodG18 to thoseG3588 who askG154 Him!

12“In everythingG3956, 11thereforeG3767, 12treatG4160 peopleG444 the sameG3779 wayG3779 you wantG2309 13them to treatG4160 you, for 14thisG3778 is the LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396.

Notes

1. Matthew 7:6 Matt 15:26 ↩
2. Matthew 7:7 Or Keep asking ↩
3. Matthew 7:7 Matt 7:7-11: Luke 11:9-13 ↩
4. Matthew 7:7 Matt 18:19; 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23f; James 1:5f; 1 John 3:22; 5:14f ↩
5. Matthew 7:7 Or keep seeking ↩
6. Matthew 7:7 Or keep knocking ↩
7. Matthew 7:9 Lit whom his son will ask ↩
8. Matthew 7:9 Lit he will not give him a stone, will he? ↩
9. Matthew 7:10 Lit also will ask ↩
10. Matthew 7:11 Ps 84:11; Is 63:7; Rom 8:32; James 1:17 ↩
11. Matthew 7:12 Luke 6:31 ↩
12. Matthew 7:12 Lit you, too, do so for them ↩
13. Matthew 7:12 Lit people; Gr anthropoi ↩
14. Matthew 7:12 Matt 22:40; Rom 13:8ff; Gal 5:14 ↩