Luke 11:12
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
- KJV
- Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
- WEB
- Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?
- ASV
- Or [if] he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
- DARBY
- or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?
- BLB
- Or also, [if] he will ask for an egg, will give to him a scorpion?
- ÅB
- eller når han ber om et egg, gi ham en skorpion?
- OTB
- Eller hvis han ber om et egg, vil gi ham en skorpion?
- B1930
- eller når han ber om et egg, gi ham en skorpion?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Read in contextRevelation 9:10
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Read in contextLuke 10:19
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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