Lucas 11:9-13 NVIPT

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 11:5-13

11:5-13 Jesus said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him towards midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves because a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to set before him'; and suppose his friend answers from within, 'Don't bother me; the door has already been shut and my children are in bed with me; I can't get up and supply you'--I tell you, if he will not rise and supply him because he is his friend, he will rise and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:9

And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you ,.... This is said by Christ, to encourage to prayer, and importunity in it; that if any one asks of God, in the name of Christ, and in faith, whether it be bread for the body, or food for the soul; or any blessing whatever, whether temporal or spiritual, it shall be given; not according to their deserts, but according to the riches of the grace of God; who is rich unto all that call upon him, in sincerity and truth: seek, and ye shall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:10

For every one that asketh receiveth ,.... Some indeed ask and receive not, because they ask amiss, James 4:3 who either apply to a wrong person, or ask in a wrong manner, or from wrong principles, or with wrong ends in view: but when a man is right in the object of prayer, and in the matter and manner of prayer, and in the end he proposes to himself, let him be what he will, of whatsoever nation, or ever mean a person, he has the petitions which he asks, either immediately, or, at least,... read more

John Gill

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

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father ,.... Our Lord illustrates and confirms what he had said before by an instance common among men: the relation between a father and a son is natural, and it is very near; and it is usual for a son, when hungry, and at the proper times of meals, to ask bread of his father: and when he does, will he give him a stone ? should he do so, he would show that his heart was as hard, or harder than the stone he gives: or if he ask a fish,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:12

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion .... Of which there are three sorts; some are terrestrial, or land scorpions, scorpions of the earth, a kind of serpents, very venomous and mischievous, to whom the wicked Jews are compared, Ezekiel 2:6 and the locusts in Revelation 9:3 others are airy, or flying scorpions, a sort of fowl; and others are sea scorpions; of the fish kind: it is not easy to say which of them is here meant. There is an herb which is called עקרבנין ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:13

If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children ,.... See Gill on Matthew 7:11 . How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? instead of the Holy Spirit here, the Vulgate Latin version reads, "good Spirit", and so two copies of Beza's; and the Ethiopic version, "the good gift of the Holy Spirit"; and doubtless intends the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, in distinction from, and as preferable to the good things given by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:9

And (or, therefore) I say unto you, Ask - Be importunate with God, not so much to prevail on him to save you, as to get yourselves brought into a proper disposition to receive that mercy which he is ever disposed to give. He who is not importunate for the salvation of his soul does not feel the need of being saved; and were God to communicate his mercy to such they could not be expected to be grateful for it, as favors are only prized and esteemed in proportion to the sense men have of their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:12

Offer him a scorpion? - Σκορπιον . The Greek etymologists derive the name from σκορπιζειν τον ιον , scattering the poison. But is there any similitude between a scorpion and an egg, that the one might be given and taken in place of the other? We know there is the utmost similitude between some fish, especially those of the eel kind, and serpents: and that there are stones exactly similar to bread in their appearance; from which we may conjecture that our Lord intended to convey the same... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:13

The Holy Spirit - Or, as several MSS. have it, πνευμα αγαθον , the good spirit. See on Matthew 7:11 ; (note). read more

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 11:5-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:10

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 11:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:13

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