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Luke 11:12

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Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?

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Luke 11:12 in other translations

Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?

Luke 11:12 · World English Bible

Luke 11:12 in context

  1. 10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
  2. 11And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent?
  3. 12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
  4. 13If 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?
  5. 14And he was casting out a demon that was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled.