Matthew 7:7 (GNV)

Passage

Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:5 Hypocrite, first cast out that beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.

Matthew 7:6 Giue ye not that which is holy, to dogges, neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning againe, all to rent you.

Matthew 7:7 Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you.

Matthew 7:8 For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Matthew 7:9 For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "aske", "shall", "giuen", "seeke", "finde", and "knocke". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "aske" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Giue ye not that which is holy..." into verse 8's "For whosoeuer asketh receiueth and he that...", so "aske" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "aske" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.