Matthew
Matthew 7:11
11So 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 ask Him!
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| who are | ὄντες | ontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| evil | πονηροὶ | ponēroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| know how | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| to give | διδόναι | didonai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1325 I offer, give |
| good | ἀγαθὰ | agatha | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G18 good |
| gifts | δόματα | domata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1390 a gift |
| to | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| children | τέκνοις | teknois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| how much | πόσῳ | posō | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4214 how much, how great, how many |
| more | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| heaven | οὐρανοῖς | ouranois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| give | δώσει | dōsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| good things | ἀγαθὰ | agatha | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G18 good |
| to those | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| who ask | αἰτοῦσιν | aitousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 11:11–13 · James 1:17 · Romans 8:32 · Psalm 84:11 · Isaiah 49:15 · John 3:16 · Psalm 86:15 · Ephesians 2:1–5 · 1 John 4:10 · Psalm 86:5 · Genesis 8:21 · 1 John 3:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.