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Matthew 7:11

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

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ASV

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

KJV

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
εἰeiIfG1487 →
οὖνounthereforeG3767 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
πονηροὶponēroievilG4190 →
ὄντεςontesbeingG1510 →
οἴδατεoidateyou know
δόματαdomatagiftsG1390 →
ἀγαθὰagathagoodG18 →
διδόναιdidonaito giveG1325 →
τοῖςtoisto theG3588 →
τέκνοιςteknoischildrenG5043 →
ὑμῶν,humōnof you,G4771 →
πόσῳposōhow muchG4214 →
μᾶλλονmallonmoreG3123 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
πατὴρpatērFatherG3962 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
ὁhowho [is]G3588 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τοῖςtoistheG3588 →
οὐρανοῖςouranoisheavensG3772 →
δώσειdōseiwill giveG1325 →
ἀγαθὰagathagood thingsG18 →
τοῖςtoisto thoseG3588 →
αἰτοῦσινaitousinaskingG154 →
αὐτόν;¶autonHim?G846 →

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Luke 11:13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”Luke 11:11–13What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.Ephesians 2:1–5And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?1 John 4:10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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