Focused Passage

Matthew 7:7-12

Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

Matthew moves from humble judgment and self-examination, to prayerful dependence on the Father, to the Golden Rule, then to urgent warnings about the narrow way, false prophets, empty profession, and the need to build on Jesus' words.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

11So 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!

12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

AskΑἰτεῖτεG154Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionit will be givenδοθήσεταιG1325Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralseekζητεῖτεG2212Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou will findεὑρήσετεG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralknockκρούετεG2925Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the door] will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιG455Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 8

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctioneveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho asksαἰτῶνG154Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularreceivesλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionhe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularseeksζητῶνG2212Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfindsεὑρίσκειG2147Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto him whoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularknocksκρούοντιG2925Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular[the door] will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιG455Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 9

Original words

-G2228ConjunctionWhichτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralif hisὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularsonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularasks forαἰτήσειG154Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularwill giveἐπιδώσειG1929Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .μὴG3361AdverbhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singulara stoneλίθονG3037Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

OrG2228Conjunction[if]καὶG2532Conjunctionhe asks forαἰτήσειG154Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara fishἰχθὺνG2486Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularwill giveἐπιδώσειG1929Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .μὴG3361AdverbhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singulara snakeὄφινG3789Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionifεἰG1487ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralwho areὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralevilπονηροὶG4190Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralknow howοἴδατεG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto giveδιδόναιG1325Verb - Present Infinitive ActivegoodἀγαθὰG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralgiftsδόματαG1390Noun - Accusative Neuter PluraltoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralchildrenτέκνοιςG5043Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralhow muchπόσῳG4214Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularmoreμᾶλλονG3123Adverb{will}G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine PluralgiveδώσειG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulargood thingsἀγαθὰG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralto thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralwho askαἰτοῦσινG154Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12

Original words

In everythingΠάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ἐὰνG1437ConjunctionthenοὖνG3767Conjunction-ὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluraldoποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto othersαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralasοὕτωςG3779Adverb. . .καὶG2532Conjunctionyou would haveθέλητεG2309Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural-ἵναG2443Conjunctionthem doποιῶσινG4160Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .ἄνθρωποιG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralForγάρG1063ConjunctionthisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis [the essence of]ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLawνόμοςG3551Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralProphetsπροφῆταιG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

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