Matthew 7:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 7:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Matthew 7:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Value of Prayer. An interpolation with no relation to the context. It is more suitably placed in Luke 11:9-13 . The emphasis is on asking, seeking, knocking; no conditions or limitations are m...
Matthew 7:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. For every one that asketh receiveth Some think that this is a proverbial saying taken from common life: but I am more inclined to a different view. Christ presents the grace of his Father...
Matthew 7:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1328 THE IMPORTANCE AND EFFICACY OF PRAYER Matthew 7:7-8 . Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh r...
Matthew 7:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. For every one that asketh receiveth - Prayer is always heard after one manner or other....
Matthew 7:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that...
Matthew 7:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount (concluded) The connexion of thought in this chapter is less close than in the earlier part of the sermon, and the whole chapter bears the appearance of an appendix of misc...
Matthew 7:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Matthew 7:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judging Self; Asking God; Serving Others Matthew 7:1-12 There is abundant need for a right and sound judgment, illumined by the Spirit of truth; but there is a world of difference between it an...
Matthew 7:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the standard of judgment. No man is to be his brother's jud...
Matthew 7:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I pass over the several most blessed things which the Lord Jesus here treats of, as being in themselves so plain, and by Him so beautifully expressed, as to render all explanation unnecessary. But I...
Matthew 7:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

SEEKING AND FINDING ‘Seek, and ye shall find.’ Matthew 7:7 Those who, in this world, seek for glory and honour and prosperity and a great name, are doomed to failure and disappointment; th...
Matthew 7:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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, pr...
Matthew 7:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Ver. 8. For every one that asketh receiveth, &c. ] And he is worthily miserable...
Matthew 7:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ask , &c. The exhortation contained in these verses may be considered as connected with the caution given in those immediately preceding, and then the sense of it will be, If you be at a loss to...
Matthew 7:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers are told to "judge" what Paul says ( 1 Corinthian...
Matthew 7:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For...
Matthew 7:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 7,8. Here is a precept expressed by three words, ask, seek, knock; and a promise annexed in three distinct terms, it shall be given you, ye shall find, it shall be opened unto you. The thing...
Matthew 7:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Means By Which the Law and the Prophets Will Be Fulfilled In The Coming Of The Messianic Age Through The Prayers Of His People (7:7-12). Having outlined in some depths the Messianic interpreta...
Matthew 7:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:3 . Mote. —The Greek noun so translated means a stalk, or twig. The illustration seems to have been a familiar one among the Jews, and a proverb all but verbally identic...
Matthew 7:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:7-8 I. We have in these words, not a formal definition of prayer, but an incidental definition of prayer, and a most complete definition. We have it in the little word "ask." To pray to...
Matthew 7:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Use your judgment, of cour...
Matthew 7:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time. It is better that ten bad men pass for innocent,...
Matthew 7:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 7:1-40 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards ( Matthew 6:19-40 ), so does censoriousness manwards ( Matthew 7:1-40 ), our Lord thus tacitly...
Matthew 7:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An admonition to prayer:
Matthew 7:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 33:1 ; 2 Chronicles 33:19 ; 2 Chronicles 33:2 ; Acts 9:11 ; John 2:2 ; John 3:8-10 ; Luke 23:42 ; Luke 23:43 ; Matthew 15:22-28 ; Psalms 81:10 ; Psalms 81:16
Matthew 7:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 7:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we should not judge one another. There is probably no...
Matthew 7:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For every one that asketh receiveth — Provided he ask aright, and ask what is agreeable to God's will.

Matthew 7:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 7:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 7:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 7:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 7:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 7:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 7:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes