Matthew 7:7-11
KJV—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
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or
what man is there of you, whom if his son
ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he
ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 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?
Amp—Keep on asking and it will be given
you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep
on knocking [reverently] and the door will be
opened to you. For every one who keeps on
asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking
finds, and to him who keeps on knocking
it will be opened. Or what man is there of
you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread,
will hand him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish,
will hand him a serpent? If you then, evil as
you are, know how to give good and advantageous
gifts to your children, how much
more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect
as He is] give good and advantageous
things to those who keep on asking Him!
Moffatt—Ask and the gift will be yours,
seek and you will find, knock and the door
will open to you; for everyone who asks receives,
the seeker finds, the door is opened
to anyone who knocks. Why, which of you,
when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand
him a stone? Or, if he asks a fish, will you
hand him a serpent? Well, if for all your evil
you know to give your children what is
good, how much more will your Father in
heaven give good to those who ask him?
NIV—Ask and it will be given to you; seek
and you will find; knock and the door will be
opened to you. For everyone who asks receives;
he who seeks finds; and to him who
knocks, the door will be opened. Which of
you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a
stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a
snake? If you, then, though you are evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in
heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Matthew 10:8
KJV—Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye
have received, freely give.
Amp—Cure the sick; raise the dead;
cleanse the lepers; drive out demons.
Freely (without pay) you have received;
freely (without charge) give.
Moffatt—Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse lepers, cast out demons; give without
being paid, as you have got without paying.
NIV—Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
those who have leprosy, drive out demons.
Freely you have received, freely give.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Comments are closed.