Luke 11:12 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 11:12

Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion.... Of which there are three sorts; some are terrestrial, or land scorpions, scorpions of the earth, a kind of serpents, very venomous and mischievous, to whom the wicked Jews are compared, Eze 2:6 and the locusts in Rev 9:3 others are airy, or flying scorpions, a sort of fowl; and others are sea scorpions; of the fish kind: it is not easy to say which of them is here meant.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Offer him a scorpion? - Σκορπιον. The Greek etymologists derive the name from σκορπιζειν τον ιον, scattering the poison. But is there any similitude between a scorpion and an egg, that the one might be given and taken in place of the other? We know there is the utmost similitude between some fish, especially those of the eel kind, and serpents: and that there are stones exactly similar to bread in their appearance; from which we may conjecture that our Lord intended to convey the same idea of similitude between an egg and a scorpion.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἢ	ē	Or	G2228 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
αἰτήσει	aitēsei	he will ask for	G154 →
ᾠόν,	ōon	an egg,	G5609 →
ἐπιδώσει	epidōsei	will he give	G1929 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
σκορπίον;	skorpion	a scorpion?	G4651 →

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Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
leads to
- Psalms 91:13
  You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
- Mark 16:18
  they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
- Romans 16:20
  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Acts 28:5
  But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
- Revelation 11:5
  If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
Through
Ezekiel 2:6
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
leads to
- Jeremiah 1:8
  Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 51:12
  “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
- 1 Peter 3:14
  But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

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