Matthew 7:4-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:7

Ask. Greek. aileo. App-134 . it shall be opened. This is never done in the East to this day. The one who knocks is always first questioned. L Tr. WH m. read "it is opened" read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:9

if. See App-118 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:10

if he ask. All read "if he shall ask". a fish = a fish also. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:11

evil = grudging, or harmful. See App-128 . Scripture thus challenges man, that is why man challenges it. heaven = the heavens. See notes on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . good things. Compare Psalms 34:8-10 ; Psalms 84:11 .Luke 11:13 .James 1:17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:4

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?The deftness and accuracy of our Lord's comparisons have never been even approached by other teachers. A mote, although trifling and insignificant, can nevertheless be a serious and painful handicap when located in the eye. Thus, Jesus cannot be charged with making even the slightest sin or fault a matter of indifference. That is not the point under consideration. What he is... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:5

Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.This shows that Christ does not minimize any moral fault, however tiny. It is implicit in the comparison that the mote should be cast out of the eye. Tiny as it is, it may not be accepted lightly. Surely, this is an inspired metaphor. Judging and disposing of the faults of others is: (1) dangerous, (2) hypocritical, and (3) futile. If one would truly aid... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.Dummelow thinks this passage means "that the most holy things ought not to be offered indiscriminately to all persons."[1] In such a view, the dogs and swine would refer to mean and vicious persons who have no desire to apprehend spiritual things. This interpretation has come down from very ancient times. Clement of Alexandria said, "It is... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.Christ said, "Men ought always to pray and not to faint" (Luke 18:1). This is the Saviour's great promise that prayer will be answered, although not always in precisely the manner expected. God answers prayer: (1) gradually, as in the case of Hawthorne's little Ernst in "The Great Stone Face," (2) literally as in the case of Jonah, (3) by denial of the request, as in the case of Paul's thorn in the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:8

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.These words are far more than a promise to answer prayer; and, depending on what men pray for, they may be even a threat. Certainly, there is a statement of God's law that prayers, in some measure at least, determine the kind of answer. Goodspeed's translation is, "Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for."[3] Thus, if one pursues unworthy... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:9

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?Christ's argument here from the predictable conduct of men has strong overtones teaching the likeness between God and man. Of course, this is inherent in the fact that man was created in God's image (Genesis 1:27), and Jesus' words here show that something of God can be known by observing that which is highest and best in man. The basic kinship... read more

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