Berean Standard Bible
“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?”
Jesus is encouraging his hearers to keep asking, seeking and knocking in prayer. To make the point he turns to everyday family life and asks which of the fathers among them would respond to a hungry child's request for bread with something useless.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
World English Bible (WEB)
Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
King James Version (KJV)
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¿Qué hombre hay de vosotros, á quien si su hijo pidiere pan, le dará una piedra?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
¿Si su hijo le pide pan, ¿quién de ustedes será capaz de darle una piedra?
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