Matthew 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 7:8 in other translations
| BSB | For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. |
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| WEB | For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. |
| ASV | for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. |
| YLT | for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened. |
| DARBY | For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. |
| BBE | Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open. |
| Webster | For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened. |
What does Matthew 7:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 7:7-11
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…
Matthew 7:8 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 7:8
- Psalms 81:10
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
- Psalms 81:16
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
- Luke 23:42-43
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
- Matthew 15:22-28
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. …
- Acts 9:11
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
- 2 Chronicles 33:19
His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
- John 3:8-10
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
- Matthew 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
- Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Matthew 7:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque cualquiera que pide, recibe; y el que busca, halla; y al que llama, se abrirá. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car quiconque demande, reçoit; et celui qui cherche, trouve; et à celui qui heurte, il sera ouvert. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn jeder Bittende empfängt, und der Suchende findet, und dem Anklopfenden wird aufgetan werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omnis enim qui petit, accipit: et qui quærit, invenit: et pulsanti aperietur. |