Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Luke 11:12
αἰτήσει. Some MSS. read ἣ καὶ ἐὰν αἰτήσει, and according to the MSS. there are in the N. T. some instances of ἐὰν with the indic. See Winer, p. 369.
αἰτήσει. Some MSS. read ἣ καὶ ἐὰν αἰτήσει, and according to the MSS. there are in the N. T. some instances of ἐὰν with the indic. See Winer, p. 369.
LUKE 11:12 evpidw,sei {C} It is easy to see why most copyists would have inserted mh,, thus alerting the reader that the following words are to be taken as a question....
Verse 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...
See this explained in the notes at Matthew 7:7. Luke 11:12 “A scorpion” See the notes at Luke 10:19. Dr. Thomson (_The Land and the Book_, vol. i. p. 379) says: “There i
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The Prayer Given to the Disciples (Luke 11:1 .)_ 2. The Friend at Midnight. (Luke 11:5) 3. Encouragement to Pray. (Luke 11:11) 4. A Demon Cast Out and the Blasphemous Accusation. ...
ON PRAYER (Matthew 6:9 *, Matthew 7:7 *). Lk. assigns the Lord's Prayer to a separate occasion and gives two reasons for the disciples-' request. For the first _cf. Luke 3:21_,...
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...
TEACH US TO PRAY (Luke 11:1-4)...
IF. Greek. _ean,App-118._ b. OFFER. give to....
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
Ver 9. And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10. For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that...
_LESSONS ON HOW TO PRAY -- LUKE 11:1-13:_ Jesus, Himself was a praying man. When Jesus finished His prayer one of the disciples made this request to Jesus, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught...
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IF HE SHALL ASK AN EGG,— Naturalists tell us, that the body of a scorpion is very like an egg, especially if the scorpion be of the white kind, which is the first species mentioned by AElian and other...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Puerility (Luke 11:1-13) 11He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples....
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. AND I SAY UNTO YOU, ASK, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN YOU ... IF A SON SHALL ASK BREAD...
11 The secret of acceptable prayer today is conformity to the will and purpose of God at this present time. If we ask amiss, He is not so unkind as to grant our requests, neither can He change His pur...
THE LORD'S PRAYER. THE SIGN OF JONAH 1-4. The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9). See on Mt. If the Lord's Prayer was given only once, St. Luke is probably right as to the occasion. His version, however (as...
PRAYER AND THE ANSWER TO PRAYER (Matthew 7:7, Sermon on the Mount). See on Mt. 11, 12. In answer to prayer God gives neither what is useless (a stone) nor what is harmful (a serpent, or scorpion). The...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 11 JESUS TEACHES ABOUT PRAYER 11:1-13 1 THE PRAYER THAT JESUS TAUGHT 11:1-4 V1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of...
(9-13) ASK, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN YOU. — See Notes on Matthew 7:7; but note (1) the greater impressiveness of the opening words, “And I say unto you,... “as connected with the previous illustration; a...
Luke 18:1 CHAPTER 11 CONCERNING PRAYER. WHEN the Greeks called man ό ανθρωπος, or the "uplooking one," they did but crystallize in a word what is a universal fact, the religious instinct of humanit...
Luke 11:1-13 contain a lesson on prayer, consisting of two parts: _first_, a form of prayer suggesting the chief objects of desire (Luke 11:1-4); _second_, an argument enforcing perseverance in prayer...
_The moral of the story_ (_cf._ Matthew 7:7-11). κἀγὼ ὑμῖν, etc., and _I_ (the same speaker as in Luke 11:8) say to _you_, with equal confidence. What Jesus says is in brief: you also will get what yo...
ENCOURAGEMENT TO PERSEVERING PRAYER Luke 11:5-13 The parable of the three friends is very encouraging. We, so to speak, are to act as mediators or intercessors between those who are in sore need and...
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...
YOUR FATHER WHO IS FROM HEAVEN Luke 11:11-13. “ _But which father of you_, _shall his son ask bread_, _whether will he give him a stone_? _Or indeed a fish_, _whether_, _instead of a fish_, _will he g...
“ _If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?_ 12. _Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a s...
2 _d. Luke 11:5-13_. _The Efficacy of Prayer._ After having declared to His own the essential objects to be prayed for, Jesus encourages them thus to pray by assuring them of the efficacy of the act....
6. _Prayer: Luke 11:1-13_. Continuing still to advance leisurely, the Lord remained faithful to His habit of prayer. He was not satisfied with that constant direction of soul toward His Father, to whi...
(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. (2) And he said unto...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
The prayer which He taught His disciples (chapter 11) has respect also to the position into which they came before the gift of the Holy Ghost. [32] Jesus Himself prayed, as the dependent man on earth....
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 misch...
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? Ver. 12. See Matthew 7:9,11 ....
_If a son shall ask bread of any of you_ Further to assist your faith on these occasions, reflect upon the workings of your own hearts toward your offspring. Let any of you, that is a father, and know...
Asking of God in prayer. Matthew 7:7-11....
SCORPION; a poisonous reptile, with eight legs, eight eyes, and a sting in its tail, which inflicts great pain....
OR IF HE SHALL ASK AN EGG, WILL HE OFFER HIM A SCORPION?...
A further admonition:...
VALUABLE INSTRUCTION AS TO PRAYER (vs.1-13) As this chapter opens the Lord Jesus was exemplifying the character of dependent communion with His Father (that character that He commended in Mary). His...
5-13 Christ encourages fervency and constancy in prayer. We must come for what we need, as a man does to his neighbour or friend, who is kind to him. We must come for bread; for that which is needful...
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“And of which of you who is a father will his son ask a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?” And the certainty that we will receive lies...
THE CERTAINTY OF PROVISION TO THOSE WHO SEEK TOMORROW'S BREAD, THE HOLY SPIRIT (11:9-13). The lesson here is that those who want to enjoy God's full provision must be urgent and persistent. There mus...
A MAN SEEKING HIS DAILY BREAD IS PROVIDED FOR. HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE SEEK THE HOLY SPIRIT (11:5-13). In the chiasmus of the whole Section the first part of this passage parallels Martha's provision...
Luke 11:11-13. See on Matthew 7:9-11. The construction is simpler here, and Luke 11:12 is peculiar to Luke, but a repetition of the previous thought SCORPION. Another hurtful gift. YOUR HEAVENLY FA...
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
THE TIME and place of the following incident are indefinite, but it cannot be a part of the Sermon on the Mount, put out of its place. A definite occasion is stated in Luke 11:1, and Luke 11:5-8 are n...
Luke 11:12 Short devotions a hindrance to prayer. I. Our Lord's nights of prayer were not simple exercises of His exceeding spiritual strength; they were also the earnest cleaving of man to God. And...
Luke 11:6 The Friend at Midnight. I. The success of prayer is conditioned by the character of the suppliant. Not every kind of asking is acceptable prayer. That which men desire simply for the gratif...
Luke 11:1. _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._ It seemed...
CONTENTS: Jesus' doctrine of prayer. Jesus charged with casting out demons by Beelzebub, and His answer. Woes denounced upon the Pharisees and lawyers. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Satan, Jonah, Sol...
Luke 11:1. _Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples._ The disciples of John were eminent for fasting and prayer; and though the prayers of the jews were good, yet they were not exact...
ASK, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE. See note on Matthew 7:7-11. Luke does not give a "chronological history," and these events are "out of sequence." WILL GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT. Matthew says: _"good things._ ...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 11:11 This is a “lesser to greater” argument. Since vv. Luke 11:11 are true, then the concluding statement (v....
CHAPTER 11 VER. 2. _When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name_. S. Matthew adds this prayer to the sermon on the mount, whilst S. Luke places it at a later period. Either...
_Or if he shall ask an egg._ This verse is omitted by S. Matthew. An ege, because of the nourishment it contains....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 11:1. The time and place when this incident occurred are indefinite, but there can be no doubt that we have not here part of the Sermon on the Mount, put out of its place. The fo...
EXPOSITION LUKE 11:1 The _Lord_'_s teaching on the_ _subject of prayer. _Again the scene is far away from Jerusalem; no special note of _time _or _place _enables us to fix the scene or date with any...
Tonight, chapter 11 in the gospel according to Luke. Again, as Luke is pointing out the human side of Jesus, though He was God, He became man. He is the God-man. He is divine, and yet, He is human. Th...
Ezekiel 2:6; Luke 10:19; Revelation 9:10...