Matthew 7:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone?

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  • Luke 11:11-13 : 11 If a sonne shall aske bread of any of you that is a father, will he giue him a stone? Or if hee aske a fish, will he for a fish giue him a serpent? 12 Or if hee aske an egge, will hee giue him a scorpion? 13 If yee then which are euill, can giue good giftes vnto your children, howe much more shall your heauenly Father giue the holy Ghost to them, that desire him?

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  • Luke 11:7-13
    7 verses
    91%

    7And hee within shoulde answere, and say, Trouble mee not: the doore is nowe shut, and my children are with mee in bed: I can not rise and giue them to thee.

    8I say vnto you, Though he would not arise and giue him, because he is his friende, yet doubtlesse because of his importunitie, hee woulde rise, and giue him as many as he needed.

    9And I say vnto you, Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and yee shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

    10For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: & to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.

    11If a sonne shall aske bread of any of you that is a father, will he giue him a stone? Or if hee aske a fish, will he for a fish giue him a serpent?

    12Or if hee aske an egge, will hee giue him a scorpion?

    13If yee then which are euill, can giue good giftes vnto your children, howe much more shall your heauenly Father giue the holy Ghost to them, that desire him?

  • Matt 7:10-11
    2 verses
    87%

    10Or if he aske fish, wil he giue him a serpent?

    11If ye then, which are euill, can giue to your children good giftes, howe much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good thinges to them that aske him?

  • Matt 7:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6Giue ye not that which is holy, to dogges, neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning againe, all to rent you.

    7Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you.

    8For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

  • Matt 6:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.

    9After this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.

  • Luke 11:3
    72%

    3Our dayly bread giue vs for the day:

  • Matt 6:11
    71%

    11Giue vs this day our dayly bread.

  • Luke 6:30
    70%

    30Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

  • Luke 11:5
    70%

    5Moreouer he said vnto them, Which of you shall haue a friende, and shall goe to him at midnight, and say vnto him, Friende, lende mee three loaues?

  • Mark 8:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?

    5And hee asked them, Howe many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.

  • Luke 15:11
    69%

    11He sayde moreouer, A certaine man had two sonnes.

  • Jas 1:5
    69%

    5If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, & reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.

  • Lam 4:4
    69%

    4The tongue of the sucking childe cleaueth to the roofe of his mouth for thirst: the yong children aske bread, but no man breaketh it vnto them.

  • Luke 12:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shal drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

    30For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.

  • Matt 4:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3Then came to him the tempter, and said, If thou be the Sonne of God, commande that these stones be made bread.

    4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

  • John 6:31-34
    4 verses
    69%

    31Our fathers did eate Manna in the desart, as it is written, Hee gaue them bread from heauen to eate.

    32Then Iesus said vnto them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, Moses gaue you not that bread from heauen, but my Father giueth you that true bread from heauen.

    33For the breade of God is hee which commeth downe from heauen, and giueth life vnto the world.

    34Then they said vnto him, Lorde, euermore giue vs this bread.

  • Luke 9:13
    69%

    13But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate; they sayd, We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.

  • Luke 4:3
    69%

    3Then the deuil saide vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, commaunde this stone that it be made bread.

  • Mark 6:37
    68%

    37But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate; they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate?

  • Luke 17:7
    68%

    7Who is it also of you, that hauing a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say vnto him by and by, when hee were come from the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table?

  • Matt 6:31-32
    2 verses
    68%

    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.

  • John 6:27
    67%

    27Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • Prov 22:9
    67%

    9He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.

  • Jas 1:7
    67%

    7Neither let that man thinke that hee shall receiue any thing of the Lord.

  • John 6:9
    67%

    9There is a little boy heere, which hath fiue barlie loaues, and two fishes: but what are they among so many?

  • Mark 10:36
    67%

    36And he sayd vnto them, What would ye I should doe for you?

  • John 15:7
    67%

    7If ye abide in me, and my wordes abide in you, aske what ye wil, & it shalbe done to you.

  • Mark 7:27
    67%

    27But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.

  • Matt 15:33
    67%

    33And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!

  • Matt 6:14
    66%

    14For if ye doe forgiue men their trespasses, your heauenly Father will also forgiue you.

  • Mark 8:17
    66%

    17And when Iesus knew it, he said vnto them, Why reason you thus, because ye haue no bread? perceiue ye not yet, neither vnderstande? haue ye your hearts yet hardened?

  • Matt 5:42
    66%

    42Giue to him that asketh, and from him that would borowe of thee, turne not away.

  • Luke 8:9
    66%

    9Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.

  • Luke 7:31
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    31And the Lord saide, Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? And what thing are they like vnto?