Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone?
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- Luke 11:11–13Rank 1 from verse 9
11If 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?
12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
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?
11*If a sonne shall aske bread of any of you that is a father, will hee giue him a stone? Or if he aske a fish, will he for a fish giue him a serpent?
12Or if he shall aske an egge, will he offer him a scorpion?
13If ye then, being euill, know how to giue good gifts vnto your children: how much more shall your heauenly Father giue the holy Spirit to them that aske him?
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Matthew 7:9
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.
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8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
8For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
9Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone?
Selected passage10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
10Or if he aske a fish, will hee giue him a serpent?