KJV King James Version
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
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Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
WEB World English Bible
Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
ASV American Standard Version
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf—a stone will he present to him?
Surrounding context — Matthew 7
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἪG2228 · ēorτίςG5101 · tiswhich?ἐστινG1510 · eimito beἐξG1537 · ekout fromὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichαἰτήσειG154 · aiteōto askὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἄρτον,G740 · artosbreadμὴG3361 · mēnotλίθονG3037 · lithosstoneἐπιδώσειG1929 · epididōmito give/deliverαὐτῷ;G846 · autosit/s/he
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