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Luke 11:12

Luke 11:12
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children,.... See Gill on Mat 7:11.

How much more shall…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 11:9-12

See this explained in the notes at Mat 7:7-11. Luk 11:12 “A scorpion” See the notes at Luk 10:19. Dr. Thomson (The Land…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Offer him a scorpion? - Σκορπιον. The Greek etymologists derive the name from σκορπιζειν τον ιον, scattering the poison.…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 11:1-13

Prayer is one of the great laws of natural religion. That man is a brute, is a monster, that never prays, that never…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Luke 11:1-54

Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.

This section forms a great episode in St…

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