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He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, `Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
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The Power of Persistent Prayer
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus's primary lesson here is the necessity of persistent prayer. The story contrasts a reluctant human friend, who gives in only due to shameless persistence, with God. The point is not that God is reluctant, but that if persistence can overcome human inconvenience, it will surely be heard by a loving Father who is never inconvenienced.
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Luke
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he said to them, etc. Jesus proceeds to show that, to obtain the blessing, it was necessary to persevere in asking for it. For this pu…
At midnight (μεσονυκτιου). Genitive of time.
And say to him (κα ειπη αυτω). This is the deliberative subju…
19th Century
Anglican
Which of you shall have a friend . . .?—The illustration (we can hardly call it a parable) is peculiar to St. Luke, and, …
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Baptist
This man was in a sad plight; his friend was faint and hungry, and he himself was willing enough to entertain him, but he had nothing to set be…
Jesus’ teaching on prayer continues (vv.5–13) with a parable unique to Luke. The scene is that of a Palestinian home in which the family are all as…
16th Century
Protestant
Which of you shall have a friend (Luke 11:5), Luke adds this comparison, which is not mentioned by Matthew. The general instru…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to them, which of you will have a friend , &c.] A neighbour, or acquaintance:
and wil…
Christ encourages fervency and constancy in prayer. We must come for what we need, as a person does to their neighbor or friend, who is kind to the…
