The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:11
Parallel passage: Luke 11:13 . If ye then being evil . Application of the thought of Luke 11:9 , Luke 11:10 , with further emphasis on the evil of human nature. If you with your moral worthlessness ( Matthew 6:13 , note), etc. (cf. also Matthew 12:34 ). Being ( οντες ). The presence here in the parallel passage of Luke of his common word ὑπάρχοντες points to St. Matthew's form of the sentence being the more original. Know; intuitively ( οἴδατε ) . Notwithstanding,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:7-12
Prayer. From the subject of giving our Lord turns to that of asking. The text instructs us in— I. THE NATURE OF PRAYER . 1 . It is asking. 2 . It is seeking. 3 . It is knocking. II. THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAY . 1 . In the promises of God. 2 . In the character of the promises. III. THE CONDITIONS OF PRAYER . 1 . These are given in the promises. 2 . They are embodied in the golden rule. 3 . Apply this rule. read more