Luke 11:11

What father among you, if your ¹  son asks for ²  a fish, will give him a snake ³  instead of a fish?

"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

"Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

"You fathers––if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?

If your little boy asks for a serving of fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate?

And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish?

"If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

What father among you, if your ¹  son asks for ²  a fish, will give him a snake ³  instead of a fish?

¹ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

² tc Most mss (א A C D L W Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat sy^c,p,h bo) have “bread, does not give him a stone instead, or” before “a fish”; the longer reading, however, looks like a harmonization to Matt 7:9. The shorter reading is thus preferred, attested by Ì^45,75 B 1241 pc sy^s sa.

³ sn The snake probably refers to a water snake.