Matthew 7:7

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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, ‘seeki...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (3) Prayers are a sure refuge in all miseries.
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, see...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ask. Greek. aileo. App-134. it shall be opened. This is never done in the East to this day. The one who knocks is always first questioned.. Tr...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:7 . Ask, and it shall be given you It is an exhortation to prayer: and as in this exercise of religion, which ought to be our firs...
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 sha...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Ask - seek - knock - These three words include the i...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ask, &c.— There is often a latent connection in the discourses of our Lord, which obviates difficulties and answers doubts that may arise from...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye...
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 c...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ask.. seek.. knock ] A climax of increasing urgency. We are to wrestle with God in prayer, as Jacob wrestled with the angel (perhaps with God Himsel...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

On urgency in prayer, and how God rewards it ( Luke 11:9-13 ). God always answers urgent prayer. Every asker receives, every seeker finds. Yet not...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ask, and it shall be given. — The transition is again abrupt, and suggests the idea that some links are missing. The latent sequence of thought wou...
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...
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...
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 stand...
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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ASK AND RECEIVE ‘Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.’ Matthew 7:7 Three thought...
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 na...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 natur...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Ver. 7. Ask, and it shall be given you, &c....
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 th...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall fin...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Ask, and it will be given to you, B Seek, and you will find, C Knock, and it will be opened to you. As we have seen these words connect back to...
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). Havin...
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 amon...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:7 God is not only a great Giver, but He is sometimes a great Hider of His gifts. The subject to which the text applies pre-eminently, as...
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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:7-11 I. Our Lord enjoins us here to pray; and He assures us that we shall not pray in vain. It does not indeed follow that God will gran...
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 m...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While we are reading, let us also be adoring at the same time, for the. words of Christ have a gracious divinity about them; they are infinite; they...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. You are not called to judge; you are not qualified to judge: «God is the Judge: he putteth down o...
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 me...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:7 . Ask, and it shall be given you; He that will not ask for it deserves to go without it. Have you ever asked for it? If not, whose fa...
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....
The Biblical Illustrator

Ask, and it shall be given you. I. We have in these words, not formal definition of prayer, but an incidental definition, and most complete. To pr...
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 m...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An admonition to prayer:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:22 ; 1 John 5:14 ; 1 John 5:15 ; 1 Kings 3:5 ; Amos 5:4 ; Hebrews 11:6 ; Isaiah 55:6 ; Isaiah 55:7 ; James 1:5 ; James 1:6 ; Jame...
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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But ask — Pray for them, as well as for yourselves: in this there can be no such danger. Seek — Add your own diligent endeavours to your asking: an...

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

Related Commentaries of Matthew 7:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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