Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent? Context Ask, Seek, Knock…9Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone? 10Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent? 11If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?… Cross References Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone? Matthew 7:11 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him? John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear lest, as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted and fall from the simplicity that is in Christ. Lexicon Orἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. [if] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. he asks for αἰτήσει (aitēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. a fish, ἰχθὺν (ichthyn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2486: A fish. Of uncertain affinity; a fish. will give ἐπιδώσει (epidōsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1929: (a) trans: I hand in, give up, (b) intrans: I give way (to the wind). From epi and didomi; to give over. him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. a snake? ὄφιν (ophin) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3789: Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan. Additional Translations Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? Or also, if he will ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? and if he ask a fish, will give him a serpent? or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Or if the son shall ask him for a fish will offer him a snake? Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him? Jump to Previous Fish Makes Offer Present Request Serpent SnakeJump to Next Fish Makes Offer Present Request Serpent SnakeExternal Links Matthew 7:10 NIVMatthew 7:10 NLT Matthew 7:10 ESV Matthew 7:10 NASB Matthew 7:10 ASV Matthew 7:10 Bible Apps Matthew 7:10 Biblia Paralela Matthew 7:10 Chinese Bible Matthew 7:10 French Bible Matthew 7:10 German Bible Alphabetical: a asks fish for give he him if not Or snake will NT Gospels: Matthew 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish (Matt. Mat Mt) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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