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