Ask, and it shall be given you, etc. Three different forms of seeking what we need from God are presented here: asking, seeking, and k…

Ask, and it shall be given—The transition is again abrupt, suggesting that some links are missing. The underlying sequenc…

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Here is a three-fold encouragement …

St. Jerome: Having previously forbidden us to pray for things of the flesh, He now shows what we ought to ask, saying, As…

Thus far the Sermon on the Mount lays down the righteousness, sincerity, humility, purity, and love expected of Jesus’ followers; now it assures th…

Ask, and it shall be given you. It is an exhortation to prayer. As in this exercise of religion, which ought to be our first concern, we a…

Ask and it shall be given you
This is to be understood of asking of God in prayer, for such things as are wanting; w…

Prayer is the appointed means for obtaining what we need. Pray; pray often; make a business of prayer, and be serious and earnest in it. Ask, as a …

Christ fulfilled the Law regarding its precepts and its promises; now He fulfills the Law regarding its judgments. Firstly, therefore, He directs t…