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Matthew 7:7

Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Ask and it shall be given you,.... This is to be understood of asking of God in prayer, for such things as are wanting; whether of a temporal nature, as food and raiment, which Christ, in the former…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 7:7-11

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 7:7-11

Our Saviour, in the foregoing chapter, had spoken of prayer as a commanded duty, by which God is honoured, and which, if done aright, shall be rewarded; here he speaks of it as the appointed means of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ask, and it shall be given The connection is again difficult. The verse may be the answer to the disciples" unspoken questions: (1) "How shall wediscriminate?" or (2) "Who are fit to receive these…