Luke 11:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 11:9-10

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall he opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Then the Lord—taking advantage of the state of mind into which his strange words had brought his hearers—made, as Professor Bruce well points out, the solemn declaration on which, and not on the parable, he desired the tried soul to lay the stress of its faith: "And... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:5-7

And he said unto them ... - Jesus proceeds to show that, in order to obtain the blessing, it was necessary to “persevere” in asking for it. For this purpose he introduces the case of a friend’s asking bread of another for one who had come to him unexpectedly. His design is solely to show the necessity of being “importunate” or persevering in prayer to God.At midnight - A time when it would be most inconvenient for his friend to help him; an hour when he would naturally be in bed and his house... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:8

I tell you - The Latin Vulgate here adds, “if he shall continue knocking.” Though this is not in the Greek, yet it is indispensable that it should be understood in order to the sense. Knocking “once” would not denote “importunity,” but it was because he “continued” knocking.His importunity - His troublesome perseverance; his continuing to disturb the man, and refusing to take any denial. The word “importunity” denotes perseverance in an object, without any regard to time, place, or... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:9-12

See this explained in the notes at Matthew 7:7-11.Luke 11:12“A scorpion” See the notes at Luke 10:19. Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. i. p. 379) says: “There is no imaginable likeness between an egg and the ordinary black scorpion of this country, neither in color nor size, nor, when the tail is extended, in shape; but old writers speak of a “white” scorpion, and such a one, with the tail folded up, as in specimens of fossil trilobites, would not look unlike a small egg. Perhaps the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 11:5-8

Luke 11:5-8. And he said, &c. “Having, by a short form, taught his disciples that they were not in prayer to use a multiplicity of words, with vain repetitions; he proceeded to caution them, on the other hand, against coldness, indifference, and slackness in their supplications. The evil of this, and the necessity of asking affectionately, with importunity and perseverance, he taught them by a parable; in which he showed them, that importunity, that is, earnestness and frequency in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 11:9-10

Luke 11:9-10. I say unto you, Ask, &c. Pray frequently, and be most earnest and importunate in your prayers, because thus you shall obtain whatsoever you ask agreeably to the will of God. For if importunity would prevail thus with a man that was displeased at it, much more will it prevail with God, who is infinitely more kind and ready to do good to us than we are one to another; and is not displeased at our importunity, but accepts it, especially when the object of it is spiritual... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 11:5-13

44. Prayers of request (Matthew 7:7-12; Luke 11:5-13)Jesus gave two illustrations to show his followers that they can put their requests to God confidently. Even a tired and uncooperative neighbour can be persuaded by a person’s persistence into giving him what he needs. How much more will God, who is a loving Father, supply all the needs of his children (Luke 11:5-10). Christians do not have to beg from a God who is unwilling to give. They go to God as children go to their father, confident... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:5

And He said , &c. Verses 5-10 are peculiar to Luke. of = among. Greek. ek. App-104 . lend. Greek. chrao. Occurs only here. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:6

For = Since. in = off. Greek. ek. App-104 . to . Greek. pros. App-104 . Not the same word as in Luke 11:37 . nothing to = not (Greek. ou. App-105 ) what I may. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:7

now = already. The door would on no account be opened to a stranger at night. children. Greek. paidion. App-108 . with. Greek. meta. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 11:20 , Luke 11:37 . A whole family will sleep in one room, in the garments worn by day, in one large bed. in. Greek. eis. App-104 . cannot = am not (Greek. ou. App-105 ) able to. read more

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