John said to the people who came to be baptized by him, “You family of snakes! Who told you how to keep from the anger of God that is coming?

Listen! I have given you power to walk on snakes. I have given you power over small animals with a sting of poison. I have given you power over all the power of the one who works against you. Nothing will hurt you.

“Would any of you fathers give your son a stone if he asked for bread? Or would you give a snake if he asked for a fish?