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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:4

forgive. See note on Luke 3:3 .James 5:15 . sins. Trespasses comes from Tyndale's Version. lead = bring. not. Greek. me. App-105 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 11:7 , Luke 11:8 , Luke 11:38 , Luke 11:40 , Luke 11:44 , Luke 11:46 , Luke 11:52 . into . Greek. eis . App-104 . temptation = trial or testing. from = away from . Greek. apo. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 11:16 , Luke 11:31 . evil = the evil, or the evil one, denoting active harmfulness. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:2

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give us day by day our daily bread, And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.And when ye pray, say ... According to Geldenhuys, this means that prayer should be used "as nearly as possible in the form in which he taught it";[5] but the more accurate exegesis is that "Christ did not design that we should be tied up to these... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:3

3. day by day, &c.—an extension of the petition in Matthew for "this day's" supply, to every successive day's necessities. The closing doxology, wanting here, is wanting also in all the best and most ancient copies of Matthew's Gospel. Perhaps our Lord purposely left that part open: and as the grand Jewish doxologies were ever resounding, and passed immediately and naturally, in all their hallowed familiarity into the Christian Church, probably this prayer was never used in the Christian... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:1-4

The Lord’s Prayer 11:1-4 (cf. Matthew 6:9-13)Luke’s record of Jesus’ teaching the Lord’s Prayer differs significantly enough from Matthew’s account that we can safely conclude that Jesus gave similar teaching on separate occasions. This repetition illustrates the importance that Jesus attached to the subject of prayer. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:1-13

3. The relation of disciples to God the Father 11:1-13Jesus continued to point out the disciple’s proper relationships. Having explained their relation to their neighbors (Luke 10:25-37) and to Himself (Luke 10:38-42), He now instructed them on their relation to their heavenly Father. This pericope, as the former one, clarifies the meaning of the first commandment (Luke 10:27).This whole section consists of teaching on prayer. Luke presented prayer as a major subject in which Jesus instructed... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:2

Jesus’ introduction to this prayer implied that He intended the disciples to repeat it verbatim. His introduction to the teaching that Matthew reported implied that He was giving them a model or sample prayer (Matthew 6:9). "Whenever" (Gr. hoten) implies that they would pray this prayer frequently.Jesus first focused attention on the person of God. The term "Father" (Gr. pater, Aramaic abba) is both an intimate and a respectful title. By using it the disciples were expressing the relationship... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:3

The third petition, the first one in the second group of petitions, deals with the disciples’ provisions. The parallel request in Matthew has the aorist tense indicating a simple act of giving (Matthew 6:11), but this one has the present tense suggesting a continuing daily provision. The ideas are complementary rather than contradictory.Matthew’s prayer also has "today" stressing the present need whereas Luke’s prayer has "each day" pointing to the disciples’ continuing need for God’s supply.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 11:4

The fourth petition requests God’s pardon. Luke used the simple word "sins" (Gr. hamartia) rather then the Jewish idiom "debts" (Gr. opheilemata) that Matthew employed. The believer in Jesus has already received forgiveness from the guilt of his or her sins (cf. Luke 5:20; Luke 7:47; Romans 5:1; Romans 8:1; Ephesians 1:7). Therefore the forgiveness Jesus spoke of here is the forgiveness that is necessary for the maintenance of fellowship with the Father (cf. 1 John 1:5-10). A person’s... read more

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