Matthew 7:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 7:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 7:11 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heav..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 7:11 — 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?”
— Matthew 7:11 (KJV)
Matthew 7:11 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 7:11
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:11: then, being, evil
“Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:11: evil, know, give
“The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:11: then, evil, much
“Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:11: then, know, give
“Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:11: then, know, give
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