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Cited Scripture

Matthew 7:9-11; Luke 11:11-13.

Read Cited Scripture (KJV) Matthew 7:9–11; Luke 11:11–13

King James Version

Matthew 7:9–11

9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11If 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?

Luke 11:11–13

11If 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?

12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (KJV).