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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-4

1-4 "Lord, teach us to pray," is a good prayer, and a very needful one, for Jesus Christ only can teach us, by his word and Spirit, how to pray. Lord, teach me what it is to pray; Lord, stir up and quicken me to the duty; Lord, direct me what to pray for; teach me what I should say. Christ taught them a prayer, much the same that he had given before in his sermon upon the mount. There are some differences in the words of the Lord's prayer in Matthew and in Luke, but they are of no moment. Let... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 11:1-99

Luke 11 ONCE AGAIN WE find the Lord in prayer, and this awakened in His disciples a desire to be taught to pray. As yet they did not possess the Spirit as we do today, and hence “praying in the Holy Ghost” ( Jud_1:20 ), and the help and intercession of the Spirit, of which Rom_8:26 , Rom_8:27 , speaks, could not be known by them as we may know it. At this period the Lord was their “Comforter” and Guide from without: we have “another Comforter,” who is within. In response, the Lord gave them... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 11:1-4

A Lesson in Prayer. The Lord's Prayer: v. 1. And it came to pass that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples. v. 2. And He said unto them, 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. v. 3. Give us day by day our daily bread. v. 4. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 11:1-13

3. Lord, Teach us to Pray (Luke 11:1-13)(In part parallel to Matthew 6:9-13; Matthew 7:7-11.)1And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.2And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our [om., Our1] Father which art in heaven [om., which art in heaven], Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth [omit this sentence2]. 3Give us... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 11:1

Luke HOW TO PRAY THE PRAYING CHRIST Luk_11:1 . It is noteworthy that we owe our knowledge of the prayers of Jesus principally to the Evangelist Luke. There is, indeed, one solemn hour of supplication under the quivering shadows of the olive-trees in Gethsemane which is recorded by Matthew and Mark as well; and though the fourth Gospel passes over that agony of prayer, it gives us, in accordance with its ruling purpose, the great chapter that records His priestly intercession. But in... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 11:1-4

Learning the Lord’s Secrets Luke 10:38-42 ; Luke 11:1-4 This Bethany idyl follows the story of the Good Samaritan naturally. The village lay at the end of the long pass from Jericho. Love must have its nest and the special objects of its tender care. We cannot live in the inn always; we must come at last to our home, either in this world or the next. He who had welcomed the crowds was now welcomed for His own dear sake. Martha and Mary each gave of her best. Each had her own sphere; one... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:1-54

Watching the Master at prayer, His disciples were inspired with a desire to pray, and requested that they be taught. He responded to them in a fourfold statement. First, He gave them a model. Then He revealed the character of God as He contrasted it with that of the unjust judge. He then gave them the franchise of prayer in the words, "Ask, seek, knock"; and finally revealed the ground of confidence as it existed in the Fatherhood of God. His casting out of a demon raised criticism by some,... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 11:1

A HEARTY DESIRE TO PRAY‘Lord, teach us to pray.’Luke 11:1Have we this ‘hearty desire’ to pray of which the Collect for the Third Sunday after Trinity speaks to us? I. Whence does it come?—It comes from God; it is His gift. Let us never forget this. We cannot too often call to mind that of ourselves we can do nothing that is good. Do, did I say? We cannot even wish it or conceive it; we are not ‘sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves,’ but ‘our sufficiency is of God.’ ‘The... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1

‘And it came about, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.” The disciples constantly saw Jesus at prayer. Possibly it would be a little unfair to judge their own prayer lives on the basis of silence (one must hope so), but we read little of such prayer. Here, however, we have the indication that they did pray. And indeed Luke does emphasise that all must pray. So Luke’s purpose... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-4

The Giving of The Lord’s Prayer For Worldwide Evangelisation (11:1-4). Learning to pray follows aptly on from Mary sitting at His feet, so this follows on the previous passage very satisfactorily. It was quite normal for disciples to seek a guide to prayer from their teachers, and here we find Jesus’ disciples doing the same. Jewish Rabbis regularly composed special prayers for their disciples. So Jesus is asked to do the same. His model prayer brings out what we should be emphasising when we... read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-4

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 11:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 11:1-4

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 11:1-13

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 11:1

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 11:1-4

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 11:1-54

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 11:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-4

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