Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:9
And (or, therefore) I say unto you, Ask - Be importunate with God, not so much to prevail on him to save you, as to get yourselves brought into a proper disposition to receive that mercy which he is ever disposed to give. He who is not importunate for the salvation of his soul does not feel the need of being saved; and were God to communicate his mercy to such they could not be expected to be grateful for it, as favors are only prized and esteemed in proportion to the sense men have of their... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:7
My children are with me in bed - Or, I and my children are in bed; this is Bishop Pearce's translation, and seems to some preferable to the common one. See a like form of speech in 1 Corinthians 16:11 , and in Ephesians 3:18 . However, we may conceive that he had his little children, τα παιδια , in bed with him; and this heightened the difficulty of yielding to his neighbor's request. But if he persevere knocking. ( At si ille perseveraverit pulsans ). This sentence is added to the... read more