Luke 11:12
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Or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him a scorpion?

offer.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you.

Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their words: for thou art among unbelievers and destroyers, and thou dwellest with scorpions. Fear not their words, neither be thou dismayed at their looks: for they are a provoking house.

Revelation 9:10 And they had tails like to scorpions: and there were stings in their tails. And their power was to hurt men, five months. And they had over them

Context
Ask, Seek, Knock
11And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him a scorpion? 13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?…
Cross References
Luke 11:11
And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

Luke 11:13
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?

Lexicon
Or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

[if] 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.

an egg,
ᾠόν (ōon)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5609: An egg. Apparently a primary word; an 'egg'.

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 scorpion?
σκορπίον (skorpion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4651: A scorpion. Probably from an obsolete skerpo; a 'scorpion'.


Additional Translations
Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

Or also if he will ask for an egg, will he give to him a scorpion?

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

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

or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

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

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

or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion?

Or if he asks for an egg, he won't give him a scorpion, will he?

and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?
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