Matthew 7:11
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If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
In other translations
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Greek words
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