¹² Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

¹⁰ They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.^(A)

¹⁹ I have given you authority to trample on snakes^(A) and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

⁶ And you, son of man, do not be afraid^(A) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns^(B) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.^(C)