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Matthew 7:11

NETBible	If you then, although you are evil,¹ know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts² to those who ask him!
NIV © biblegateway Mat 7:11	If you, then, though 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!
NASB © biblegateway Mat 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!
NLT © biblegateway Mat 7:11	If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 7:11	As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 7:11	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?
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 7:11	If you then, 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!
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 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 good things to those who ask Him!
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KJV	If <1487> ye <5210> then <3767>_, being <5607> (5752) evil <4190>_, know <1492> (5758) how to give <1325> (5721) good <18> gifts <1390> unto your <5216> children <5043>_, how much <4214> more <3123> shall your <5216> Father <3962> which <3588> is in <1722> heaven <3772> give <1325> (5692) good things <18> to them that ask <154> (5723) him <846>_?
NASB © biblegateway Mat 7:11	"If <1487> you then <3767> , being <1510> evil <4190> , know <3609> how <3609> to give <1325> good <18> gifts <1390> to your children <5043> , how <4214> much <4214> more <3123> will your Father <3962> who is in heaven <3772> give <1325> what is good <18> to those <3588> who ask <154> Him!
NET [draft] ITL	If <1487> you then, although <3767> you <5210> are <1510> evil <4190> , know <1492> how to give <1325> good <18> gifts <1390> to your <5216> children <5043> , how much <4214> more <3123> will <1325> your <5216> Father <3962> in <1722> heaven <3772> give <1325> good gifts <18> to those who ask <154> him <846> !
GREEK	ei <1487> COND oun <3767> CONJ umeiv <5210> P-2NP ponhroi <4190> A-NPM ontev <1510> (5752) V-PXP-NPM oidate <1492> (5758) V-RAI-2P domata <1390> N-APN agaya <18> A-APN didonai <1325> (5721) V-PAN toiv <3588> T-DPN teknoiv <5043> N-DPN umwn <5216> P-2GP posw <4214> Q-DSN mallon <3123> ADV o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM umwn <5216> P-2GP o <3588> T-NSM en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPM ouranoiv <3772> N-DPM dwsei <1325> (5692) V-FAI-3S agaya <18> A-APN toiv <3588> T-DPM aitousin <154> (5723) V-PAP-DPM auton <846> P-ASM

NETBible

If you then, although you are evil,¹ know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts² to those who ask him!

NET Notes

¹tn The participle ὄντες (ontes) has been translated concessively.

²sn The provision of the good gifts is probably a reference to the wisdom and guidance supplied in response to repeated requests. The teaching as a whole stresses not that we get everything we want, but that God gives the good that we need.