Matthew 7:9

Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask [for] a loaf—a stone will he present to him?

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In The King James Version

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

In Context

8for everyone who is asking receives, and he who is seeking finds, and to him who is knocking it will be opened.

10And if he may ask [for] a fish—a serpent will he present to him?

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Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:8-12

The Sermon on the Mount. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 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… Read the whole commentary →

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