Matthew 7:9
Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
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- Luke 11:11-13 : 11 What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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- Luke 11:7-137 verses91%
7Then he will reply from inside,‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’
8I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
9“So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
- Matt 7:10-112 verses87%
10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
- Matt 7:6-83 verses77%
6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.
7Ask, Seek, Knock“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Matt 6:8-92 verses73%
8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
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3Give us each day our daily bread,
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11Give us today our daily bread,
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30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
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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 to him,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
- Mark 8:4-52 verses69%
4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
5He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”
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11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
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5But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
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4ד(Dalet) The infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, but no one gives them even a morsel.
- Luke 12:29-302 verses69%
29So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.
30For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
- Matt 4:3-42 verses69%
3The tempter came and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”
4But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- John 6:31-344 verses69%
31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32Then Jesus told them,“I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.
33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34So they said to him,“Sir, give us this bread all the time!”
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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.”
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3The devil said to him,“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
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37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
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7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
- Matt 6:31-322 verses68%
31So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’
32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
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27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
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9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.
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7For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,
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9“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”
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36He said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”
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7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want, and it will be done for you.
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27He said to her,“Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and to throw it to the dogs.”
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33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
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14“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
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17When he learned of this, Jesus said to them,“Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?
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42Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
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9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
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31“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?