Luke 11:11

Luke 11:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
• English Standard Version (ESV)What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;
• New King James Version (NKJV)If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

Context of Luke 11:11

9So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Luke 11:11 word by word

Τίνα δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν τὸν πατέρα αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς ἰχθύν, καὶ ἀντὶ ἰχθύος ὄφιν αὐτῷ ἐπιδώσει;Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• amongἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• asks forαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• a fishἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486
• will giveἐπιδίδωμιepididōmi · to give/deliverG1929
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a snakeὄφιςophis · snakeG3789
• insteadκαίkai · andG2532
• insteadἀντίanti · forG473

Cross-references for Luke 11:11

• Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
• Matthew 7:9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Commentaries on Luke 11:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 See this explained in the notes at Matthew 7:7-11. Luke 11:12 “A scorpion” See the notes at Luke 10:19. Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. i. p. 379) says: “There is no imaginable likeness between an egg and the ordinary black scorpion of this country, neither in color nor size, nor, when the tail is extended, in shape; but old writers speak of a “white” scorpion, and such a one, with the tail folded up, as in specimens of fossil…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Christ encourages fervency and constancy in prayer. We must come for what we need, as a man does to his neighbour or friend, who is kind to him. We must come for bread; for that which is needful. If God does not answer our prayers speedily, yet he will in due time, if we continue to pray. Observe what to pray for; we must ask for the Holy Spirit, not only as necessary in order to our praying well, but as all spiritual blessings are included in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12a fish … an egg: These were common foods. A scorpion can look like an egg when it curls into a ball. A snake or scorpion in place of food would be a cruel trick, giving something dangerous instead of a good meal. No loving father would do that.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. (See on Mt 7:7-11.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:11

• Jesus, the Christ
• Parents
• Penitent
• Prayer
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

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• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings