Matt. 7:8 in context
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Matt. 7:7      Matt. 7:9

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks [and continues to ask], he receives [willingly and actively accepts],
and whoever seeks [and continues to search and investigate], he finds [always more],
and for whoever knocks [and continues to knock], it will be opened (opened up).
[Based on the parallel passage in Luke (Luke 11:5–13), we know that Jesus has just told a parable about how obvious it is that a friend will open the door, even if you knock in the middle of the night and ask for bread. Verses 7-8 each have six verbs arranged symmetrically in triplets. The active present tense (keep asking, seeking, and knocking) shows that this is about persistent prayer. The passive future tense (will be given and will be opened) in verse 7 frames and indicates that God is the subject, i.e., he is the one who will answer prayer and he is the one who will open doors. This is reinforced by the fact that the last verb in verse 8 is also in the passive form. The Greek words for finding and opening are used in both verses, but the words differ at the end of the first stanza in each verse: in verse 7, the word is for giving/allocating (didomi), while verse 8 has the word for receiving and accepting (lambano). The verb forms show that what is given (in the passive form) here is urged to be willingly received (in the active form). See also James 4:8.]
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πᾶς   γὰρ   ὁ   αἰτῶν   λαμβάνει,   καὶ   ὁ   ζητῶν   εὑρίσκει,   καὶ   τῷ   κρούοντι   ἀνοιγήσεται.¶  

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The greek text has 13 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3956
 πᾶς (pas)
 Everyone
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G1063
 γὰρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 who
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G0154
 αἰτῶν (aiton)
 is asking
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G2983
 λαμβάνει, (lambanei,)
 receives;
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the [one]
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G2212
 ζητῶν (zeton)
 seeking,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G2147
 εὑρίσκει, (eyriskei,)
 finds;
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 τῷ (to)
 to the [one]
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
T-DSM
G2925
 κρούοντι (kroyonti)
 knocking,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
V-PAP-DSM
G0455
 ἀνοιγήσεται.¶ (anoigesetai.)
 it will be opened.
VERB Verb
2nd fut. pass. ind. second future passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2FPI-3S

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