Matthew 7:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Or if he makes a request for a fish, will give him a snake?

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  • Luke 11:7-13
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    7 And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

    8 I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

    9 And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

    10 For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

    11 And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

    12 Or for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

    13 If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

  • Matt 7:6-9
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    6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

    7 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

    8 Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

    9 Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

  • 11 If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

  • 8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7 But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

    8 Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

  • 7 Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;

  • Job 12:7-8
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    7 But put now a question to the beasts, and get teaching from them; or to the birds of the heaven, and they will make it clear to you;

    8 Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it.

  • 31 What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

  • 5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

  • 30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

  • 36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

  • 3 Give us every day bread for our needs.

  • 7 If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

  • 11 Give us this day bread for our needs.

  • Matt 6:31-32
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    31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32 Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

  • 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • 7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.

  • 11 Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

  • 25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • 26 See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

  • 11 Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

  • 30 For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

  • 14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

  • 37 And what would a man give in exchange for his life?

  • 27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

  • 39 But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

  • 7 Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

  • 37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

  • 27 And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

  • 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

  • 34 And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.

  • 5 And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

  • 3 I will not keep quiet about the parts of his body, or about his power, and the strength of his frame.

  • 12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • 5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.

  • 10 In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.

  • 7 So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

  • 4 The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.