As he was praying in a certain place (εν τω εινα αυτον εν τοπω τιν προσευχομενον). Characteristically Lukan idiom: εν with articul…

As he was praying. Luke has taken notice of our Saviour's praying often. Thus, at his baptism (Luke 3:21); in the wilderness (…

As he was praying in a certain place.—The facts of the case as narrated here, the common practice of the Jews, and the an…

It seemed to this disciple as if he did not know how to pray after he had heard Christ pray. The prayer of Jesus was so infinitely above anything t…

The Venerable Bede: After the account of the sisters, who symbolized the two lives of the Church, our Lord is rightly said to h…

Once more Luke speaks of Jesus at prayer (cf. 3:21; 6:12; 9:28). His exemplary practice introduces the exemplary prayer. Since prayer inevitably ex…

It is uncertain whether this form was delivered by Christ to his disciples only once or twice.⁴²⁹ Some think that the latter is more pro…

And it came to pass that as he was praying
The following directions concerning prayer, though they agree with those …

“Lord, teach us to pray,” is a good prayer, and a very nece ary one, for Jesus Christ only can teach us, by his word and Spirit, how to pr…