Luke 11:1 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 11:1

One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

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ASV

And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

Now whereas He possesses every good in abundance, why does He pray, since He is full, and has altogether need of nothing? To this we answer, that it befits Him, according to the manner of His dispensation in the flesh, to follow human observances at the time convenient for them. For if He eats and drinks, He rightly was used to pray, that He might teach us not to be lukewarm in this duty, but to be the more diligent and earnest in our prayers.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

As he was praying - Luke has taken notice of our Saviour’s praying often. Thus, at his baptism Luk 3:21; in the wilderness Luk 5:16; before the appointment of the apostles, he continued all night in prayer Luk 6:12; he was alone praying Luk 9:18; his transfiguration also took place when he went up to pray Luk 9:28-29. Teach us to pray - Probably they had been struck with the excellency and fervor of his prayers, and, recollecting that “John” had taught his disciples to pray, they asked him also to teach “them.” We learn, therefore:

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

These verses contain the prayer commonly called the Lord's Prayer . Few passages of Scripture perhaps are so well known as this. The most benighted Roman Catholic can tell us that there is a prayer called the "Pater Noster." The most ignorant English child has heard something about the "Our Father." The importance of the Lord's Prayer appears in the simple fact, that our Lord Jesus Christ delivered it twice with very slight variations. He who never spoke a word without good reason, has thought fit to teach us this prayer upon two distinct occasions.

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Original language & word study

30 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	it came to pass	G1096 →
ἐν	en	while	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
εἶναι	einai	being	G1511 →
αὐτὸν	auton	He	G846 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τόπῳ	topō	a place	G5117 →
τινὶ	tini	certain	G5100 →
προσευχόμενον,	proseuchomenon	praying,	G4336 →
ὡς	hōs	when	G5613 →
ἐπαύσατο,	epausato	He ceased,	G3973 →
εἶπέν	eipen	said	G2036 →
τις	tis	one	G5100 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
μαθητῶν	mathētōn	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτόν·	auton	Him;	G846 →
κύριε,	kurie	Lord,	G2962 →
δίδαξον	didaxon	do teach	G1321 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
προσεύχεσθαι	proseuchesthai	to pray	G4336 →
καθὼς	kathōs	even as	G2531 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
ἐδίδαξεν	edidaxen	taught	G1321 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
μαθητὰς	mathētas	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
leads to
- Psalms 104:34
  May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
- Psalms 51:15
  O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- Psalms 119:108
  Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
- 1 Peter 2:5
  you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Through
Jude 1:20
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
leads to
- Ephesians 6:18
  Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Romans 8:26–27
  In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
- 1 Corinthians 14:15
  What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
- Colossians 2:7
  rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke