John Gill's Exposition on Matthew 7:10

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?] Which is somewhat like a fish, especially an eel. Fish and bread are mentioned, because these were common food; (see <410641>Mark 6:41 8:6,7) (<432113>John 21:13) and particularly in Galilee, a fish country, where Christ now was, and from whence he had called his disciples, who were fishermen. In (<421112>Luke 11:12) it is added, “or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?” which is used, as the rest, to show the absurdity and inhumanity of such conduct; and that indeed nothing of this kind is to be found among men, unless it be among monsters in nature.

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