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Text -- Luke 11:1-17 (NET)
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Instructions on Prayer
11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place . When he stopped , one of his disciples said to him , “Lord , teach us to pray , just as John taught his disciples .”
11:2 So he said to them , “When you pray , say : Father , may your name be honored ; may your kingdom come .
11:3 Give us each day our daily bread ,
11:4 and forgive us our sins , for we also forgive everyone who sins against us . And do not lead us into temptation .”
11:5 Then he said to them , “Suppose one of you has a friend , and you go to him at midnight and say to him , ‘Friend , lend me three loaves of bread ,
11:6 because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey , and I have nothing to set before him .’
11:7 Then he will reply reply from inside , ‘Do not bother bother me. The door is already shut , and my children and I are in bed . I cannot cannot get up and give you anything.’
11:8 I tell you , even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend , yet because of the first man’s sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs .
11:9 “So I tell you : Ask , and it will be given to you ; seek , and you will find ; knock , and the door will be opened for you .
11:10 For everyone who asks receives , and the one who seeks finds , and to the one who knocks , the door will be opened .
11:11 What father among you, if your son asks for a fish , will give him a snake instead of a fish ?
11:12 Or if he asks for an egg , will give him a scorpion ?
11:13 If you then , although you are evil , know how to give good gifts to your children , how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him !”
Jesus and Beelzebul
11:14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute . When the demon had gone out , the man who had been mute began to speak , and the crowds were amazed .
11:15 But some of them said , “By the power of Beelzebul , the ruler of demons , he casts out demons .”
11:16 Others , to test him , began asking for a sign from heaven .
11:17 But Jesus , realizing their thoughts , said to them , “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed , and a divided household falls .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Prayer |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
DECLARATION; DECLARE |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
PRAYERS OF CHRIST |
Repentant Ones |
Seekers |
BED; BEDCHAMBER; BEDSTEAD |
DISCREPANCIES, BIBLICAL |
Pharisees |
Miracles |
Parents |
LORDS PRAYER |
Lord's Prayer |
LORD'S PRAYER, THE |
DUMB |
EGG |
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NET Notes -> Luk 11:1; Luk 11:1; Luk 11:1; Luk 11:1; Luk 11:1; Luk 11:2; Luk 11:2; Luk 11:2; Luk 11:2; Luk 11:2; Luk 11:2; Luk 11:3; Luk 11:4; Luk 11:4; Luk 11:4; Luk 11:4; Luk 11:5; Luk 11:5; Luk 11:5; Luk 11:5; Luk 11:6; Luk 11:6; Luk 11:7; Luk 11:7; Luk 11:7; Luk 11:7; Luk 11:8; Luk 11:8; Luk 11:8; Luk 11:9; Luk 11:9; Luk 11:9; Luk 11:10; Luk 11:10; Luk 11:11; Luk 11:11; Luk 11:11; Luk 11:12; Luk 11:13; Luk 11:13; Luk 11:14; Luk 11:14; Luk 11:14; Luk 11:14; Luk 11:15; Luk 11:15; Luk 11:15; Luk 11:16; Luk 11:16; Luk 11:16; Luk 11:16; Luk 11:17; Luk 11:17; Luk 11:17; Luk 11:17
NET Notes: Luk 11:1 It was not unusual for Jewish groups to have their own prayer as a way of expressing corporate identity. Judaism had the Eighteen Benedictions and app...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:2 Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:3 Or “Give us bread each day for the coming day,” or “Give us each day the bread we need for today.” The term ἐπι...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:4 The request Do not lead us into temptation is not to suggest that God causes temptation, but is a rhetorical way to ask for his protection from sin.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:5 The words “of bread” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by ἄρτους (artou", “loaves”...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:6 The background to the statement I have nothing to set before him is that in ancient Middle Eastern culture it was a matter of cultural honor to be a g...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:7 The syntax of vv. 6-7 is complex. In the Greek text Jesus’ words in v. 6 begin as a question. Some see Jesus’ question ending at v. 6, but...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:8 The term ἀναίδεια (anaideia) is hard to translate. It refers to a combination of ideas, a boldness that persi...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:9 Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:10 Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:13 The provision of the Holy Spirit is probably a reference to the wisdom and guidance supplied in response to repeated requests. Some apply it to the ge...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:14 This miracle is different from others in Luke. The miracle is told entirely in one verse and with minimum detail, while the response covers several ve...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:16 What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to comm...
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