Matthew 7:8 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

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ASV

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

KJV

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 7 and following) Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? He shows what we should seek, who had forbidden earthly things to be asked for.

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The Medieval Church1 voice

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Matthew (1274)

For everyone who asks receives... Someone will say: You say that we should ask. I believe that it is addressed to holy men, but I am not in that number. Therefore he says, Everyone who asks receives. But this is false, because it says in …

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For everyone that asketh receiveth,.... For God is no respecter of persons; whoever makes application, be he a Jew, or a Gentile, rich or poor, bond or free, a man of great gifts, or mean parts, provided he asks aright, from right principles, and with right views, shall not lose his labour; but shall receive all such good things at the hand of God, as are suitable and convenient for him.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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 obtaining what we need, especially grace to obey the precepts he had given, some of which are so displeasing to flesh and blood.

Anchor repaired 2026-08-10: was 7:6; content is Henry's introduction to the ask/seek/knock prayer teaching (7:7-11), confirmed against his chapter-7 commentary text.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For every one that asketh receiveth - Prayer is always heard after one manner or other. No soul can pray in vain that prays as directed above. The truth and faithfulness of the Lord Jesus are pledged for its success. - Ye Shall receive - ye Shall find - it Shall be opened. These words are as strongly binding on the side of God, as thou shalt do no murder is on the side of man. Bring Christ’s word, and Christ’s sacrifice with thee, and not one of Heaven’s blessings can be denied thee. See on Luk 11:9 (note).

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The first portion of these verses is one of those passages of Scripture which we must be careful not to strain beyond its proper meaning. It is frequently abused and misapplied by the enemies of true religion. It is possible to press the words of the Bible so far that they yield not medicine, but poison. When our Lord says, “Judge not”he does not mean that it is wrong, under any circumstances, to pass an unfavorable judgment on the conduct and opinions of others.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πᾶς	pas	Everyone	G3956 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὁ	ho	who	G3588 →
αἰτῶν	aitōn	is asking	G154 →
λαμβάνει,	lambanei	receives,	G2983 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
ζητῶν	zētōn	seeking	G2212 →
εὑρίσκει,	heuriskei	finds,	G2147 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τῷ	tō	to the [one]	G3588 →
κρούοντι	krouonti	knocking	G2925 →
ἀνοιγήσεται.¶	anoigēsetai	it will be opened.	G455 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 81:10
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
leads to
- John 15:7
  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Psalms 107:9
  For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- Exodus 20:2
  “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- John 7:37
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Revelation 21:6
  And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
Through
Psalms 81:16
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:13–14
  He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
- Psalms 147:14
  He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
Through
Acts 9:11
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
leads to
- Acts 9:30
  When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

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