Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
If then you, 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?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who keep on asking him!
A Conservative Version
If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?
American Standard Version
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
If then you know how to give good gifts to your children, even though you are sinful [human beings], how much more [likely] is it that your Father in heaven will give good things to those who ask Him?
Bible in Basic English
If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?
Common New Testament
If you then, who are 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!
Daniel Mace New Testament
if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?
Darby Translation
If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?
Godbey New Testament
Therefore if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask Him?
Goodspeed New Testament
So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!
John Wesley New Testament
If ye 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 them that ask him?
Julia Smith Translation
If ye, therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father which is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?
King James 2000
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore if you, [although you] are 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?
Modern King James verseion
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If ye then, which are evil, can give to your children good gifts, how much more shall your father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask of him?
Moffatt New Testament
Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?
Montgomery New Testament
"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?
NET Bible
If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!
Sawyer New Testament
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him.
The Emphasized Bible
If then, ye, being, evil, know how, good gifts, to be giving unto your children, how much more, will, your Father who is in the heavens, give good things to them that ask, him?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
If you, then, wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven give what is good to those that ask him!
Webster
If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Weymouth New Testament
If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Williams New Testament
So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who keep on asking Him?
World English Bible
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!
Worrell New Testament
If, therefore, ye, 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 asking Him?
Worsley New Testament
If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask Him?
Youngs Literal Translation
if, therefore, ye being evil, have known good gifts to give to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?
Themes
Adoption » Should produce » A spirit of prayer
Gifts » Parental gifts » expression of love » A type of God's bounty
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Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Agathos
Humon
ὑμῶν
Humon
Usage: 371
Agathos
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:11
Prayers for Matthew 7:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock
10 And if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If then you, 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? 12 All things, therefore, whatever you would that men should do to you, even so do you to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Cross References
Romans 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not with him also freely give us all things?
1 John 3:1
Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 4:10
In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.
Luke 2:10-11
And the angel said to them: Be not afraid; for, behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which shall be for all people.
Luke 11:11-13
If a son ask bread of any one of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he, instead of a fish, give him a serpent?
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Romans 3:9
What then? Do we, Jews, excel? Not at all: for we have already convicted all, both Jews and Greeks, of being under sin,
Romans 3:19
Now we know that what the law says, it speaks- to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become guilty before God.
Romans 5:8-10
But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:
2 Corinthians 9:8-15
And God is able to confer every gift upon you abundantly, that you, always having all sufficiency in every thing, may have enough for every good work;
Galatians 3:22
But the scripture has shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith in Christ Jesus may be given to those who believe.
Ephesians 2:1-5
Even you, being dead to offenses and sins,
Titus 3:3-7
For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.
James 1:17
every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.