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Luke 11:37-54
THE INSIDE MATTERS MORE - Jul 16, 2023 -
Luke 11:29-36
RECEIVE AND SHINE LIGHT - Jul 15, 2023 -
Luke 11:14-28
WHEN GOD HAS COME UPON YOU - Jul 14, 2023 -
Luke 11:37-54
WOE TO YOU! - May 03, 2020 -
Luke 11:29-36
REPENT AND HAVE LIGHT - May 02, 2020 -
Luke 11:14-28
THE FINGER OF GOD - May 01, 2020 -
Luke 11:1-13
LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY - Mar 12, 2020 -
Luke 11:37-54
A WOEFUL DINNER INVITATION - May 22, 2017 -
Luke 11:29-36
REPENTING AND LIVING IN THE LIGHT - May 21, 2017 -
Luke 11:14-28
THE FINGER OF GOD - May 20, 2017 -
Luke 11:1-13
JESUS TEACHES US HOW TO PRAY - Mar 31, 2017 -
Luke 11:45-54
THREE WARNINGS FOR BIBLE TEACHERS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 11:37-44
DINNER WITH A PHARISEE - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 11:33-36
A LAMP IS FOR LIGHT - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 11:29-32
THE SIGN OF JONAH - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 11:14-28
JESUS DEFEATS EVIL SPIRITS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 11:5-13
ASK AND RECEIVE - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 11:1-4
THE LORD'S PRAYER - Jan 01, 2000
SEEK THE FATHER’S GIFT
Key verse: 9
NIV
Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer(A)(B)
11 One day Jesus was praying(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(H)
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(I) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Footnotes
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
- Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
- Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
- Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
Cross references
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ESV
The Lord's Prayer
11 Now Jesus[a] was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, (A)as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, (B)“When you pray, say:
(C)“Father, (D)hallowed be (E)your name.
(F)Your kingdom come.
3 (G)Give us (H)each day our daily bread,[b]
4 and (I)forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And (J)lead us not into temptation.”
5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything (K)because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence[c] he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, (L)ask, and (M)it will be given to you; (N)seek, and you will find; (O)knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for[d] a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, (P)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father (Q)give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Luke 11:1 Greek he
- Luke 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
- Luke 11:8 Or persistence
- Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts insert bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for
Cross references
- Luke 11:1 : See ch. 5:33
- Luke 11:2 : For ver. 2-4, [Matt. 6:9-13]
- Luke 11:2 : John 20:17; 1 Pet. 1:17
- Luke 11:2 : Isa. 29:23; [ch. 1:49; 1 Pet. 3:15]
- Luke 11:2 : John 17:6
- Luke 11:2 : [Matt. 3:2; 4:17]
- Luke 11:3 : Prov. 30:8
- Luke 11:3 : [Matt. 6:34]
- Luke 11:4 : See ch. 7:48
- Luke 11:4 : ch. 22:40, 46; Matt. 26:41; Mark 14:38; [1 Cor. 10:13]
- Luke 11:8 : [ch. 18:1-6]
- Luke 11:9 : For ver. 9-13, see Matt. 7:7-11
- Luke 11:9 : Matt. 18:19; 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23, 24; James 1:5, 6, 17; 1 John 3:22; 5:14, 15
- Luke 11:9 : 1 Chr. 28:9; 2 Chr. 15:2; Prov. 8:17; Jer. 29:13; [Isa. 55:6]
- Luke 11:9 : [Rev. 3:20]
- Luke 11:13 : Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Matt. 12:34
- Luke 11:13 : [John 4:10; Acts 2:38]
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Jesus’ disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Jesus taught them what we now know as the Lord’s Prayer. He says to, first, address God as “Father”. Our Father God fearfully and wonderfully created us with all the love and hope of a good and loving father. When we see ourselves as children of God, we can find our sense of absolute worth and belonging. God the Father desires to have an intimate and deep relationship with us. Through prayer we can encounter God who provides, shows grace and forgiveness, and protects us so that we may dwell in his kingdom of love on earth as it is in heaven.
Jesus goes on to share a story of a desperate man needing bread to give to a visitor at midnight. It is an example of how we should seek God for what he offers to us and to those we share our world with. We should not be hesitant or only seek him in our desperation, but as of first importance, more than wealth or material things of the world. We should seek God for the Holy Spirit whom he gives to us freely and joyfully. Sometimes we may not even know what we are looking for, but God knows the groans of our soul and what we truly need. When we seek him, he will open our eyes and ears to see and hear him.
Prayer: Father, I want to receive the deeper truth, the priceless gift--the absolute love that you offer to me and all your children.
One Word: Seek and you will find.