Luke 11:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Luke 11:12 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 10:19
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Revelation 9:10
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

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Afflictions and Adversities Babes Backsliders Blessing Children Correction Duty Enquiring of God

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-13)

Prayer is one of the great laws of natural religion. That man is a brute, is a monster, that never prays, that never gives glory to his Maker, nor feels his favour, nor owns his dependence upon him. One great design therefore of Christianity is to assist us in prayer, to enforce the duty upon us, to instruct us in it, and encourage us to expect advantage by it. Now here, I. We find Christ himself…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

9-13. (See on Mt 7:7-11.)