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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. When men are evidently unable to perceive the purity of a great truth, do not set it before them. They are like mere dogs, and if you set holy things before them they will be provoked to “turn...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. It is a pity to talk about some of the secrete of our holy faith in any and every company. It would be almost, profane to speak of them in the company of profane men. We know that they would...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Zeal should always be tempered by prudence. There are times when it would be treason to truth to introduce it as a topic of conversation,-when men are in such a frame of mind that they will be...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ask and it shall be given you,.... This is to be understood of asking of God in prayer, for such things as are wanting; whether of a temporal nature, as food and raiment, which Christ, in the former chapter, had warned against an immoderate and anxious concern for; or of a spiritual nature, as grace, and wisdom to behave in a proper manner, both...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. To men you may not always speak of heavenly things, but to God you may. “Ask, seek, knock”; let your prayer be adapted to the case; let it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: This is the simplest form of prayer. Follow up your prayer by the effort. “Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Add force to your petitions and to your prayers. If the door blocks the way, knock until it is opened.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall he given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; This is the rule of God’s kingdom invariably, whenever the request is a right one, and is presented in a right manner.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 to us to pray. When we cannot use one style of prayer, let us use another, for each shall be successful at the right time. O child of God, let nothing keep thee from prayer! It has been well said that a Christian may...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you; He that will not ask for it deserves to go without it. Have you ever asked for it? If not, whose fault is it that you have it not? Mat_7:7. Seek, and ye shall find; How can you hope to find if you do not seek? Have you never found it? Have you never sought it? And if you have never sought it, how do you excuse...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For everyone that asketh receiveth,.... For God is no respecter of persons; whoever makes application, be he a Jew, or a Gentile, rich or poor, bond or free, a man of great gifts, or mean parts, provided he asks aright, from right principles, and with right views, shall not lose his labour; but shall receive all such good things at the hand of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. One way or another you will get the blessing if you are but persevering, and blessed is the man who is a master of the art of asking, but does not forget the labour of seeking an entrance through the importunity of knocking.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son, ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Ask the people of God whether it is not so. Go among them, and question them upon this matter. They know the power of prayer, so let them tell you whether they have been deceived or not. Well, then, as it has been so with them, let this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. When you are dealing with men, this is not always true. You may ask, and not receive; you may seek, and not find; you may knock, and not have the door opened to you. But when you deal with God, there are no failures or refusals. Every...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Or what man is there of you,.... "That is a father", as in Lu 11:11 that is, is in the relation, and has the affections of a father; and indeed is a man, and has the nature and passions of a man; unless he is become a mere brute, and devoid of all humanity, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? No, by no means; no man can act such a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Our Lord will give us the real thing. Sometimes we should be quite satisfied with the imitation of it. And sometimes we have to wait and be prepared for the reception of the real thing; it is infinitely better for us...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 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.? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 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? You not only give, but you know how to give so as not to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?] Which is somewhat like a fish, especially an eel. Fish and bread are mentioned, because these were common food; see Mr 6:41 John 21:13 and particularly in Galilee, a fish country, where Christ now was, and from whence he had called his disciples, who were fishermen. In Lu 11:12 it is added, "or if...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
If ye then being evil,.... As all mankind in general are, both by nature and practice: they are conceived in sin, shapen in iniquity; are evil from their youth, and transgressors from the womb; are corrupt, and do abominable things; and such these Jews were Christ speaks unto; and who, very likely, has respect chiefly to the evil of covetousness...