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10 If he asks for fish, will he be given a poisonous snake? Of course not! 11 And if you hard-hearted, sinful men know how to give good gifts to your children, won’t your Father in heaven even more certainly give good gifts to those who ask him for them?

12 “Do for others what you want them to do for you. This is the teaching of the laws of Moses in a nutshell.[a]

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  1. Matthew 7:12 This is the teaching of the laws of Moses in a nutshell, literally, “This is the law and the prophets.”

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts(A) to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,(B) for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.(C)

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