Matthew 7:10

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This verse sits at the end of the teaching on asking, seeking and knocking in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus grounds prayer in everyday family life, using the picture of a child asking a parent for food.

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Luke 11:11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Matthew 7:11So 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!
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

World English Bible (WEB)

Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

King James Version (KJV)

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

American Standard Version (ASV)

or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Or if he makes a request for a fish, will give him a snake?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Y si le pidiere un pez, le dará una serpiente?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y si le pide pescado, seguro que no le dará una serpiente venenosa, ¿verdad?

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Matthew 7:10

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