New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 7:7-12

7“AskΑἰτεῖτε,AiteiteG154, andit will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to you;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,and you will findεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,and it will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455to you.

8For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who asksαἰτῶνaitōnG154receivesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983,and the one who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147,and to the one who knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925it will be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

9OrἪĒG2228whatτίςtisG5101personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is there amongἐξexG1537youwhoG3739,whenG3739his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207asksαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for a loafG740ofG740breadἄρτον,artonG740,will giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a stoneλίθονlithonG3037?

10OrἢēG2228ifκαὶkaiG2532he asksαἰτήσει,aitēseiG154for a fishἰχθὺνichthunG2486,he will not giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a snakeὄφινophinG3789, will he?

11SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you, despitebeingὄντεςontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowG3609howG3609to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390to your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772giveδώσειdōseiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18thingsG18to thoseG3588who askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Him!

12“In everythingΠάνταPantaG3956,thereforeοὖνounG3767,treatποιῶσινpoiōsinG4160peopleαὐτοῖς·autoisG846the sameG3779wayG3779you wantθέλητεthelēteG2309themἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444to treatποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160you, forthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551and the Prophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396.

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