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William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 11:6-13

Luke 11:6-13 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 gratification of malice, or the pampering of appetite, or the satisfying of ambition, or the aggrandising of selfishness, God has nowhere promised to bestow; and unless there be in us the spirit to subordinate everything to the honour of Jehovah, we have no warrant to expect an answer. II. That which... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 11:9-10

DISCOURSE: 1521IMPORTUNITY ENCOURAGEDLuke 11:9-10. 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 [Note: This was written at a great distance of time from that which precedes it, and without any consciousness that the text had been treated before. The reader will excuse a little repetition, for the sake of the different... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Luke 11:9-10

Prayer Guaranteed To Succeed by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) January 19, 1873 © Copyright 2007 by Tony Capoccia. This updated file may be freely copied, printed out, and distributed as long as copyright and source statements remain intact, and that it is not sold. All rights reserved. Verses quoted, unless otherwise noted, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONALVERSION, ©1978 by the New York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. This sermon, preached by... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 11:1-54

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. The perfect balance. And whereas John points out the divinity of Christ in his gospel, which we will be entering into next, Luke points out the humanity of Jesus. And because this is the special emphasis of Luke, he does record more than any of the other gospel writers concerning the prayer life of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 11:1-54

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 exactly adapted to the new dispensation which John came to introduce. The litanies or pleadings of the jews were brief, but their doxologies were numerous. Luke 11:2 . Our Father which art in heaven. The last words of this sentence are not in the Vulgate, but they are understood in the word... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 11:9-10

Luke 11:9-10Ask, and it shall be given youThe law of prayerThis familiar text is usually quoted, and rightly so, as being one of the most precious promises and encouragements to prayer which the Bible contains; but if you look at the text, it is far more than a promise encouraging prayer.It is a declaration of the condition of our receiving any good gift from God. For reasons which may not be fully intelligible to us, God has limited His mercy. There is the treasure-house full of grace. You go... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 11:10

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Ver. 10. See Matthew 7:7 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Luke 11:10

Luke 18:1, Psalms 31:22, Lamentations 3:8, Lamentations 3:18, Lamentations 3:54-Hebrews :, Jonah 2:2-Ruth :, James 4:3, James 5:11 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:20 - Ask on Psalms 27:4 - seek Psalms 65:2 - thou Psalms 86:5 - unto all Psalms 105:3 - let the heart Jeremiah 29:13 - ye shall Jeremiah 33:3 - Call Matthew 7:7 - and it Acts 9:11 - for 1 John 5:15 - we know read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:1-13

§ 87. THE DISCIPLES TAUGHT HOW TO PRAY, Luke 11:1-13 . 1. Came pass… in a certain place Probably a few days after the last narrative, and within the vicinity, east of Jerusalem. See Harmony, p. 101. He was praying Praying, perhaps, such a powerful prayer as to arouse the feeling that they knew not how to pray, and needed to be taught. Teach us to pray Teach us the body of blessings we may hope to receive, and therefore what object is right, and not presumptuous to ask; teach us, even... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 11:2-13

2-13. Our Lord in Luke 11:2-5 teaches them the form, and in 6-13 instructs them in the spirit of prayer. Brief are the forms of the Saviour’s ritual; and then follows a memorable caution that the form must be without formality. This repetition of the same prayer, as was given by the Saviour in the Sermon on the Mount, informs his disciples that he intends it for a model to his Church. Ask you for a method of prayer? That same prayer, a year ago dispensed to you, must be now held as... read more

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