Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"If you give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father who is in heaven give the Holy spirit to those that ask him!"
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"
A Conservative Version
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more the Father from heaven will give Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
American Standard Version
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
If then you know how to give good gifts to your children, even though you are sinful [human beings], how much more [likely] is it that your Father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Anderson New Testament
If, then, you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Bible in Basic English
If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?
Common New Testament
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Daniel Mace New Testament
if ye then, wicked as ye are, know how to give what is proper to your children: how much more shall your heavenly father give the holy spirit to them that ask him?
Darby Translation
If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Godbey New Testament
If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, then how much more will your Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
Goodspeed New Testament
So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him for it!"
John Wesley New Testament
If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Julia Smith Translation
If then ye, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children; how much more the Father, be from heaven, will give the Holy Spirit to them asking him ?
King James 2000
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore if you, [although you] are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
Modern King James verseion
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If ye then which are evil, can give good gifts unto your children: How much more shall the father of heaven give a holy spirit to them, that desire it of him?"
Moffatt New Testament
Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father give the holy Spirit from heaven to those who ask him?"
NET Bible
If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
New Heart English Bible
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
Noyes New Testament
If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
Sawyer New Testament
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.
The Emphasized Bible
If therefore, ye, being, evil, know how to be giving, good gifts, unto your children, how much rather, will, the heavenly Father, give Holy Spirit unto them that ask him!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more shall your Father, who is in heaven, give his Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
If you, then, naturally wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those that ask him!"
Webster
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Weymouth New Testament
If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"
Williams New Testament
So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who continue to ask Him?"
World English Bible
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
Worrell New Testament
If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Worsley New Testament
If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
Youngs Literal Translation
If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'
Themes
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Christ » Power of » Prayers of
Church » For other leaders » Prayer for
Endowments » Spiritual promised » The holy spirit
Family » Parental prayers » Prayer
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Given » In answer to prayer
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » By the father
Gifts » Presents to men spiritual » The holy spirit
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » The holy ghost
God » Spiritual promised » The holy spirit
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » The holy spirit
Holy spirit » Who the holy spirit is given to
Holy spirit » Promised » Bestowed in answer to prayer
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches his disciples to pray
Secret prayer » Examples of secret prayer » Private devotions of Christ
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Bestowed in answer to prayer
Spirit » Promised » Bestowed in answer to prayer
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » The holy spirit
Titles and names of the holy ghost » Holy spirit
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Interlinear
Eido
Agathos
Pneuma
Devotionals
Devotionals containing Luke 11:13
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 11:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ask, Seek, Knock
12 "Or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion? 13 "If you give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father who is in heaven give the Holy spirit to those that ask him!" 14 Once he was casting out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people wondered.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 7:11
"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?
John 4:10
"If you had known the free gift of God," Jesus answered, "and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water."
Matthew 5:16
"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:45
"So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.
Matthew 6:14
"For if you forgive men their offenses against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;
Matthew 6:30
"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?
Matthew 6:32
"For all these are things that the Gentiles are eagerly seeking; for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all.
Luke 11:2
So he said to them. "When you pray, say, "Father, hallowed be thy name; May thy kingdom come,
Luke 15:30-32
"'But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with harlots, you have killed him the fatted calf.'
John 3:5-6
"I tell you solemnly," Jesus answered, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
John 7:37-39
Now the last day, that the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and cried in a loud voice.
Acts 2:38
"Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:9-10
By how much more, then, being now justified in his blood, shall we be saved through him from the wrath of God.
Romans 5:17
For if through the transgression of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through One, through Jesus Christ.
Romans 7:18
For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, no good thing has its home; for while to will is present with me, to carry out that which is right is not.
Romans 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, But freely delivered him up for us all, How shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
2 Corinthians 3:9-11
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, far more is the ministry of righteousness radiant in glory.
Titus 3:3
For we were ourselves once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, passing our lives in malice and envy. We were hateful, and we hated one another.
Hebrews 12:9-10
Furthermore, our earthly fathers used to discipline us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?