Matthew 7:9
“Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone?”
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Matthew 7:9 Context
7¶ Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 8For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened. 9Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone? 10Or if he aske a fish, will hee giue him a serpent? 11If ye then being euill, know how to giue good giftes vnto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good things to them that aske him?
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Other Translations for Matthew 7:9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
- King James Version
"Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?
- Basic English Bible
Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask of him a loaf of bread, will give him a stone;
- Darby Bible
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask bread, will give him a stone?
- Webster's Bible
What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer him a stone?
- Weymouth Bible
Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
- World English Bible
What man of you is, that if his sone axe hym breed, whethir he wole take hym a stoon?
- Wycliffe Bible
`Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 7:9
Mt 7:9,10 If his son shall ask bread, will he give him a stone? The assurance of an answer to prayer is based on the fact that God is our Father. He treats his children as a good and wise earthly parent would. No kind parent would mock his child by answering his cry for bread with stones. Bread and fish were the chief articles of food of the Galilean peasant.