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Lcchang Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
to give stone for bread
Has anybody heard of such an expression "give stone for bread"? Please advise.
LCChang
LCChang
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It is from the Bible, New Testament, Gospel according to Luke, chapter 11 verse 11 11. What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead of the fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, would he give him a scorpion?
- It is from the Bible, New Testament, Gospel according to Luke, chapter 11 verse 11 11.
- What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead of the fish?
- 12 Or if he asks for an egg, would he give him a scorpion?
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It is from the Bible, New Testament, Gospel according to Luke, chapter 11 verse 11
11. What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead of the fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, would he give him a scorpion?
11. What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead of the fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, would he give him a scorpion?
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