E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:9
Ask. seek. knock . Note the Figure of speech Anabasis ( App-6 ). Ask. Greek. aiteo. Always used of an inferior to a superior. Never used of the Lord to the Father. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:11
If , &c. = Shall a son ask, &c. any = which. if, &c. App-118 . a fish = a fish also for = instead. Greek. anti. App-104 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:12
if . Greek. ean, App-118 . b. offer = give to. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:13
know . Greek. oida. App-132 . children. App-108 . heavenly = out of (Greek. ek. App-104 .) heaven. the Holy Spirit = spiritual gifts. No articles. Greek. pneuma hagion. See App-101 . Note the five contrasts. A loaf, a stone; a fish, a serpent; an egg, a scorpion; temporal gifts, spiritual gifts; earthly fathers, the heavenly Father. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:5
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.These words, in a different context, are also found in Matthew 7:7-8; and reference is made to my Commentary on Matthew, Matthew 7:7-8; but the purpose is the same in both passages, that being that men should not cease to pray, and ever with greater and greater... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:11
And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask for an egg, will give him a scorpion?The teaching here is that carnal man will honor the request of his children, and that it must be received that God, whose loving righteousness is infinitely beyond any loving-kindness of a mere earthly father, will, in a far greater degree, respond to the just petitions of his spiritual children. The... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:13
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?Here the contrast between evil men and the righteous Father is stressed; there is also a contrast between the "good gifts" of earthly fathers (such as food) which are surpassed by the greatest of gifts, that of the Holy Spirit, the gift which includes all others. In the similar record of Matthew 7:11, the Saviour represented the Father as... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 11:5-8
Luke 11:5-8. And he said unto them, which, &c.— Having taught his disciples, by the preceding short form, that they were not, in prayer, to use a multiplicity of words, with vain repetitions; he proceeded to caution them on the other hand against coldness, indifferency, and slackness in their supplications. The evil of this, and the necessity of askingaffectionately,with importunity and perseverance, he taught them by a parable, in which he shewed them that importunity, that is to say,... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:8
not . Greek. ou. App-105 . because = on account of. Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 11:2 . importunity = shamelessness, impudence. Greek. anaideia. Occurs only here in N.T. read more