Verse 10

Matthew 7:10

New Living Translation

10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!
Original Language Text
greek
⸀ἢ καὶ ⸂ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει⸃— μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;
English Translation
"Or will he ask for a fish—will he give him a serpent instead?"
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Focus ↗
2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by whic... Focus ↗
3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? Focus ↗
4 How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ whe... Focus ↗
5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the... Focus ↗
6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will tramp... Focus ↗
7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on... Focus ↗
8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door wil... Focus ↗
9 “You parents — if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Focus ↗
10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!
11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heaven... Focus ↗
12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught i... Focus ↗
13 “You can enter God (Elohim)’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, an... Focus ↗
14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. Focus ↗
15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. Focus ↗
16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbu... Focus ↗
17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. Focus ↗
18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. Focus ↗
19 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Focus ↗
20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. Focus ↗
21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who ac... Focus ↗
22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in... Focus ↗
23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God (Elohim)’s laws.’ Focus ↗
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid... Focus ↗
25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it... Focus ↗
26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on... Focus ↗
27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty... Focus ↗
28 When Yashua (Jesus) had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, Focus ↗
29 for he taught with real authority — quite unlike their teachers of religious law. Focus ↗