Ask, Seek, Knock
Matthew 7:10
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
- KJV
- Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
- WEB
- Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
- ASV
- or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
- LSV
- And if he may ask [for] a fish—a serpent will he present to him?
- YLT
- and if a fish he may ask — a serpent will he present to him?
- DBY
- and if he ask a fish, will give him a serpent?
- DRC
- Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent?
- GNV
- Or if he aske fish, wil he giue him a serpent?
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include ἢ (“Or”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐὰν (“if”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αἰτήσει (“he will ask for”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αἰτήσῃ (“you shall ask”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἢ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἢ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
- SBLGNT: ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐὰν ἰχθὺν αἰτήσῃ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἢ καὶ ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει— μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐὰν ἰχθὺν αἰτήσῃ, μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐὰν ἰχθὺν αἰτήσῃ, μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;
- SCR1894
- και εαν ιχθυν αιτηση μη οφιν επιδωσει αυτω
Who and where
◆ Sermon on the Mount
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Sermon on the mountPrayerSermon on the Plain, TheSermonReptilesBeg; Beggar; BeggingSerpentSerpentsPenitentFood
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