Matthew 7:10

if a fish he shall ask of him, a serpent will he reach forth to him?

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Or what man from among you, who if his son shall ask bread, will reach forth a stone to him?

11If, therefore, you who are evil know to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask 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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