Matthew 7:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Being

General references

Genesis 18:31

Matthew 21:22

Bible References

Being

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,

But the scripture imprisoned everything and everyone under sin so that the promise could be given -- because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ -- to those who believe.

And although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

General references

Abraham said, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty."

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive."