Matthew 7:9

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Or which one of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

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  • Luke 11:11-13 : 11 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a piece of bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!

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  • Luke 11:7-13
    7 verses
    91%

    7And suppose the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.”

    8I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will surely get up and give him as much as he needs.

    9So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

    10For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

    11Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a piece of bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

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

    13If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!

  • Matt 7:10-11
    2 verses
    87%

    10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

    11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

  • Matt 7:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

    7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

    8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.

  • Matt 6:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    9This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

  • Luke 11:3
    72%

    3Give us each day our daily bread.

  • Matt 6:11
    71%

    11Give us today our daily bread.

  • Luke 6:30
    70%

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

  • Luke 11:5
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    5Then He said to them, 'Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

  • Mark 8:4-5
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    69%

    4The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'

    5Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.'

  • Luke 15:11
    69%

    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Jas 1:5
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    5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.

  • Lam 4:4
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    4The tongue of the nursing infant clings to the roof of its mouth because of thirst. The children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.

  • Luke 12:29-30
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    29So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.

    30For all the nations of the world eagerly seek these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

  • Matt 4:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3Then the tempter approached Him and said, 'If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.'

    4But He answered, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'

  • John 6:31-34
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    31'Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: "He gave them bread from heaven to eat."'

    32Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.'

    33'For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.'

    34They said to him, 'Sir, always give us this bread.'

  • Luke 9:13
    69%

    13But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'

  • Luke 4:3
    69%

    3The devil said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.'

  • Mark 6:37
    68%

    37But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'

  • Luke 17:7
    68%

    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

  • Matt 6:31-32
    2 verses
    68%

    31So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

    32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

  • John 6:27
    67%

    27'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'

  • Prov 22:9
    67%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Jas 1:7
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    7Let that person not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

  • John 6:9
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    9'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they for so many people?'

  • Mark 10:36
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    36'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

  • John 15:7
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    7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

  • Mark 7:27
    67%

    27But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, because it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs."

  • Matt 15:33
    67%

    33His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

  • Matt 6:14
    66%

    14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

  • Mark 8:17
    66%

    17Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?'

  • Matt 5:42
    66%

    42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

  • Luke 8:9
    66%

    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Luke 7:31
    66%

    31Jesus said, 'To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?'