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Or what man is there of you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
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A Father's Goodness
Jesus uses a powerful "lesser to greater" argument. Commentators explain that if even flawed, sinful human fathers know how to give good gifts to their children, how much more will our perfect, all-wise Heavenly Father give good things to us? This comparison is meant to build our confidence in God's loving and generous character.
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Matthew
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Loaf--stone (αρτον--λιθον). Some stones look like loaves of bread. So the devil suggested that Jesus make loaves out of stones ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
Or what man is there of you — The meaning of these illustrations is obvious enough, yet their simplicity is noticeable, as they were addre…
Baptist
And he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son, ask bread, will he give…
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Using an argument similar in style to that in 6:25 (see comment), Jesus stresses that no parent would deceive a child asking for bread or fish by g…
16th Century
Protestant
Is there any man among you? It is a comparison from the less to the greater. First, our Lord contrasts the malice of men with the boundles…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or what man is there of you
That is a father", as in (Luke 11:11) that is, is in the relation, and has…
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Presbyterian
Prayer is the appointed means for obtaining what we need. Pray; pray often; make a business of prayer, and be serious and earnest in it. Ask, as a …
13th Century
Catholic
Christ fulfilled the Law regarding its precepts and its promises; now He fulfills the Law regarding its judgments. Firstly, therefore, He directs t…
