Matthew 7:8 meaning and explanation

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

Matthew 7:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus speaks these words near the close of the Sermon on the Mount, addressing the crowd of ordinary hearers and disciples gathered on the hillside. Verse 8 grounds the commands of verse 7 in a promise: asking, seeking and knocking are not wasted effort, because God answers those who come to him.

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