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and he from within will answer and say, `Don`t bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can`t get up and give it to you`?
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A Parable of Contrast
Multiple commentators emphasize that this parable works by contrast, not direct comparison. The friend's reluctance is the opposite of God's attitude. The point is: if shameless persistence can persuade an unwilling neighbor, how much more will bold prayer be received by a loving Father who is eager to give good gifts.
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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…
And he (κακεινος). Emphatic.
Shall say (ειπη). Still the aorist active deliberative subjunctive as in vers…
19th Century
Anglican
Trouble me not.—As afterwards in the parable of the Unjust Judge, so here, the illustrative matter cannot be pressed into an interpretatio…
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Baptist
If the man outside keeps on knocking, if he will not go away without the bread he wants for his friend, what will happen?
The point of the parable depends partly on the context and partly on the meaning of the word “persistence” or “boldness” (NIV, NASB; GK 357) or “im…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he from within shall answer and say The friend within doors, shall reply to him that is without at his door, in …
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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…
