Luke 11:11-12
New English Translation
11 What father among you, if your[a] son asks for[b] a fish, will give him a snake[c] instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?[d]
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- Luke 11:11 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
- Luke 11:11 tc Most mss (א A C D L W Θ Ψ ƒ1,13 33 M lat syc,p,h bo) have “bread, does not give him a stone instead, or” before “a fish”; the longer reading, however, looks like a harmonization to Matt 7:9. The shorter reading is thus preferred, attested by P45,75 B 1241 sys sa.
- Luke 11:11 sn The snake probably refers to a water snake.
- Luke 11:12 sn The two questions of vv. 11-12 expect the answer, “No father would do this!”
Luke 11:11-12
New International Version
11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
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- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
Luke 11:11-12
King James Version
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
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