Luke 11:1-4,Luke 11:9-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 11:1-13

Prayer is one of the great laws of natural religion. That man is a brute, is a monster, that never prays, that never gives glory to his Maker, nor feels his favour, nor owns his dependence upon him. One great design therefore of Christianity is to assist us in prayer, to enforce the duty upon us, to instruct us in it, and encourage us to expect advantage by it. Now here, I. We find Christ himself praying in a certain place, probably where he used to pray, Luke 11:1. As God, he was prayed to;... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 11:1-4

11:1-4 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say, O Father, let your name be held in reverence. Let your kingdom come. Give to us each day our bread for the day. And forgive us our sins as we too forgive everyone who is in debt to us. And lead us not into temptation." It was the regular custom for a Rabbi to teach his disciples a simple... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:1

And it came to pass that as he was praying ,.... The following directions concerning prayer, though they agree with those in Matthew 6:9 &c.; yet were delivered at another time, and in another place, and upon another occasion: Christ was then in Galilee, now in Judea: he gave the former directions unasked for, these at the request of one of his disciples; the other were given as he was preaching, these immediately after he had been praying; as soon as he had done a work he was often... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:2

And he said unto them ,.... That is Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express, who directed his speech to all the disciples; for though but one of them addressed him, it was in the name of the rest: and besides, the instructions Christ was about to give concerned them all, even those that heard them before, and those that had not: when ye pray, say, our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth ; the last... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:3

Give us day by day our daily bread. Or "for the day"; or "every day", as the Syriac version renders it; See Gill on Matthew 6:11 read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:4

And forgive us our sins ,.... Beza's most ancient copy reads "debts", as in See Gill on Matthew 6:12 ; and which best agrees with the phrase "indebted", after mentioned: for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; See Gill on Matthew 6:12 , Matthew 6:13 . The doxology there used, and the word "Amen", are here omitted. Some of the petitions in this prayer are not delivered in the very same words as they are in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-5

Teach us to pray - See the nature of prayer, with an ample explanation of the different parts of the Lord's Prayer, treated of in Matthew 6:5-16 ; (note). The prayer related here by Luke is not precisely the same as that mentioned by Matthew; and indeed it is not likely that it was given at the same time. That in Matthew seems to have been given after the second passover; and this in Luke was given probably after the third passover, between the feasts of tabernacles, and the dedication. It... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:4

Lead us not into temptation, etc. - Dr. Lightfoot believes that this petition is intended against the visible apparitions of the devil, and his actual obsessions; he thinks that the meaning is too much softened by our translation. Deliver us from evil, is certainly a very inadequate rendering of ῥυσαι ἡμας απο του πονηρου ; literally, Deliver us from the wicked one. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1

Verse 1 It is uncertain whether this form was once only or twice delivered by Christ to his disciples. (429) Some think that the latter is more probable; because Luke says that he was requested to do it, while Matthew represents him as teaching it of his own accord. But as we have said, that Matthew collects all the leading points of doctrine, in order that the whole amount of them may be more clearly perceived by the readers when they are placed in close succession, it is possible that Matthew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 11:1

Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples . It seems as though some of his disciples—we know at this period many were with him besides the twelve—heard their Master praying. It appeared to them—no doubt, as they caught here and there a word and expression as he prayed, perhaps partly alone, partly to him-self—as though a friend was speaking to a friend; they would pray like that: would not the Master teach them his beautiful secret? In reply, Jesus repeats to them, in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 11:1-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 11:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 11:1

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