Matthew 7:7

Matthew 7:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

Context of Matthew 7:7

5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. 6“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Matthew 7:7 word by word

Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• it shall be givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• youσύsu · youG4771
• seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• ye shall findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• knockκρούωkrouō · to knockG2925
• it shall be openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455

Cross-references for Matthew 7:7

• Matthew 7:11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
• Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
• 1 Kings 3:5At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
• Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
• Psalms 50:15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
• Psalms 86:5You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
• Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
• Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
• Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
• Luke 11:9“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
• Luke 18:1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
• John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 15:7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Ask - seek - knock - These three words include the ideas of want, loss, and earnestness. Ask: turn, beggar at, the door of mercy; thou art destitute of all spiritual good, and it is God alone who can give it to thee; and thou hast no claim but what his mercy has given thee on itself. Seek: Thou hast lost thy God, thy paradise, thy soul. - Look about thee - leave no stone unturned there is no peace, no final salvation for thee till thou get thy soul…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8This passage teaches persistence in prayer. But Jesus does not say God will fulfill extravagant desires. God's people should seek daily needs and spiritual blessings (Matthew 6:10–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you--Though there seems evidently a climax here, expressive of more and more importunity, yet each of these terms used presents what we desire of God in a different light. We ask for what we wish; we seek for what we miss; we knock for that from which we feel ourselves shut out. Answering to this threefold representation is the triple assurance of success to our…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:7

• Commandments
• Penitent
• Prayer
• Religion
• Righteous
• 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