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NASB | Matthew 7:11 "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 what is good to those who ask Him! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:11 "If you then, evil (sinful by nature) as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give what is good and advantageous to those who keep on asking Him. |
Bible Question: Is Jesus refering to the gift of the Holy Spirit in this verse? |
Bible Answer: Copied for context: Matt 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 "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 what is good to those who ask Him! 12 "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. It seems to me our Lord was speaking about gifts in general. He starts out by talking about asking for whatever from God and He gives as long as it's something we need and can't get for ourselves. We just have to mature and match our needs with God's. Then Jesus compares how mankind gives to his own family members and shows God as being the ultimate Father of all. Naturally He too will give gifts but the difference is He will give perfect gifts. As I see it, there's nothing here to suggest that Jesus is talking about any one specific item or gift to anyone in particular or even a group. He's just reflecting His Father's mindset toward us as His Creation. Good question and God bless. --Rowdy |
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