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Matthew 7:11

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Prayer, praise and worshipGod's provision and care

Key words: patēr ouranos ponēros agathos doma

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Ifei εἰei7
yehymeis ὑμεῖςhymeis7
thenoun οὖνoun13
beingontes ὄντεςōn2
evilponēroi πονηροὶponēros9
knowoidate οἴδατεeidō3
how to givedidonai διδόναιdidōmi7
goodagatha ἀγαθὰagathos5
giftsdomata δόματαdoma1
unto yourhymōn ὑμῶνhymōn29
childrenteknois τέκνοιςteknon1
how muchposō πόσῳposos2
moremallon μᾶλλονmallon3
shall yourhymōn ὑμῶνhymōn29
Fatherpatēr πατὴρpatēr17
whichho ὁho145
is inen ἐνen40
heavenouranois οὐρανοῖςouranos19
givedōsei δώσειdidōmi7
good thingsagatha ἀγαθὰagathos5
to them thattois τοῖςho145
askaitousin αἰτοῦσινaiteō7
him?auton αὐτόνautos70

Memory passages these point to

J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13J-98 Romans 3:1-11P-53 Exodus 34:6-7P-76 Jeremiah 17:5-9P-84 Hosea 14:1-4P-95 Luke 11:2-13S-95 Luke 11:2-13

Cross-references 34

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

being evil 8
  • Genesis 6:5

    5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

  • Genesis 8:21

    21And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

  • Job 15:16

    16How much less man, who is abominable and filthy, Who drinks iniquity like water!

  • Jeremiah 17:9 P-76 Jeremiah 17:5-9

    9"The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?

  • Romans 3:9, 19 J-98 Romans 3:1-11

    9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
    19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Galatians 3:22

    22But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

  • Ephesians 2:1-3

    1And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

  • Titus 3:3

    3For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

how to give 16
  • Exodus 34:6-7 P-53 Exodus 34:6-7

    6And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 7keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation."

  • 2 Samuel 7:19

    19And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

  • Psalms 86:5, 15

    5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
    15But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

  • Psalms 103:11-13

    11For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; 12As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him.

  • Isaiah 49:15

    15"Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.

  • Isaiah 55:8-9

    8"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. 9"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

  • Hosea 11:8-9

    8"How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. 9I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in your midst; And I will not come with terror.

  • Micah 7:18

    18Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.

  • Malachi 1:6

    6"A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, "In what way have we despised Your name?'

  • Luke 11:11 P-95 Luke 11:2-13S-95 Luke 11:2-13

    11If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

  • John 3:16

    16For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

  • Romans 5:8-10

    8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

  • Romans 8:32

    32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

  • Ephesians 2:4-5

    4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

  • 1 John 3:1

    1Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

  • 1 John 4:10

    10In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

good gifts unto your children 8
  • Psalms 84:11

    11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

  • Psalms 85:12

    12Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.

  • Jeremiah 33:14

    14"Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, "that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah:

  • Hosea 14:2 P-84 Hosea 14:1-4

    2Take words with you, And return to the LORD. Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.

  • Luke 2:10-11

    10Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

  • Luke 11:13 P-95 Luke 11:2-13S-95 Luke 11:2-13

    13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

  • 2 Corinthians 9:8-15 J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13

    8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." 10Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

  • Titus 3:4-7

    4But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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