Luke 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?”
Luke 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Luke 11:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Luke 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?”
Luke 11:12 — World English Bible
Luke 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? ”
Luke 11:12 — American Standard Version
Luke 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?”
Luke 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion? ”
Luke 11:12 — Darby Translation
Luke 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Or if hee aske an egge, will hee giue him a scorpion?”
Luke 11:12 — Geneva Bible
Luke 11:12 in Context — Luke 11
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 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?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If 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?
14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
What Does Luke 11:12 Mean?
Luke 11:12 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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