Matthew 7:8 (LSB)

Passage

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?

Matthew 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "everyone", "asks", "receives", "seeks", "finds", "knocks", and "opened". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "everyone" and "asks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Ask and it will be given to..." into verse 9's "Or what man is there among you...", so "everyone" and "asks" 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 "everyone" and "asks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.