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Luke 11:12
Luke 11:12 is verse 12 of Luke chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
King James Version
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
World English Bible
Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?
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Luke 11:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13 So 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!”
14 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
Ezekiel 2:6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
Revelation 9:10They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.