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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And it came to pass that as he was praying,.... The following directions concerning prayer, though they agree with those in Matthew 6:9 c. yet were delivered at another time, and in another place, and upon another occasion: Christ was then in Galilee, now in Judea: he gave the former directions unasked for, these at the request of one of his...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter, I. Christ teaches his disciples to pray, and quickens and encourages them to be frequent, instant, and importunate in prayer, ver. 1-13. II. He fully answers the blasphemous imputation of the Pharisees, who charged him with casting out devils by virtue of a compact and confederacy with Beelzebub, the prince of the devils, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 to this disciple as if he did not know how to pray after he had heard Christ pray. The prayer of Jesus was so infinitely above anything that he had ever reached...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them,.... That is Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express, who directed his speech to all the disciples; for though but one of them addressed him, it was in the name of the rest: and besides, the instructions Christ was about to give concerned them all, even those that heard them before, and those that had not: when ye...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will he done, as in heaven, so in earth. When we come to God in prayer, we are apt to think first of our own necessities, but if we came aright, in the spirit of sonship, truly saying, “Our Father who art in heaven,” we should...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Give us day by day our daily bread. Or "for the day"; or "every day", as the Syriac version renders it; [See comments on Matthew 6:11]
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give us day by day our daily bread. “Give us, O Lord, what we really need; not that which would be a luxury, but that which is a necessity. ‘Give us,’ according as we shall need it day by day, what we shall then actually need, ‘our daily bread.’” We are not warranted in asking much more than this in temporal matters. They are all comprehended in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And forgive us our sins,.... Beza's most ancient copy reads "debts", as in [See comments on Matthew 6:12]; and which best agrees with the phrase "indebted", after mentioned: for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; [See comments on Matthew 6:12], [See comments on Matthew...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And forgive us our sins; We also need to pray this prayer; I do not think that our Saviour ever anticipated a time when his disciples on earth would not need to pray, “Forgive us our sins.” Luk_11:4. For we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; “Lord, do not try us and test us more than is absolutely...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them, which of you shall have a friend,.... A neighbour, or acquaintance: and shall go unto him at midnight; which may seem a very unseasonable time, and which nothing but real distress, not knowing what otherwise to do, would put a man upon: and say unto him, friend, lend me three loaves: it was usual of the Jews to borrow bread...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him; This man was in a sad plight; his friend was faint and hungry, and he himself was willing enough to entertain him, but...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For a friend of mine in his journey,.... Or "out of the way"; having lost his way, being benighted; and has rambled about for some time, and at length, is come to me; for lodging and entertainment: and I have nothing to set before him; to refresh him with, after such a fatigue, before he goes to bed, which was very requisite and proper.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he from within shall answer and say,.... The friend within doors, shall reply to him that is without at his door, in the street: trouble me not; by knocking at the door, and importuning to rise and lend loaves; whereby his rest would be disturbed, and trouble given him; the door is now shut; being very late at night, and which could not be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. If the man outside keeps on knocking, if he will not go away without the bread he wants for his friend, what will happen?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I say unto you,.... This is the accommodation of the parable; to these words are premised, in the Vulgate Latin version, the following, "if he continue knocking": though he will not rise and give him, because he is a friend; though mere friendship will not influence and engage him to rise from his bed, at such an unseasonable time, and fulfil the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. See the power of importunate prayer; and you, beloved, can have all that you really need for yourselves or others if you will only ask for it in the right way. If, summoning every faculty...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you; But if asking does not seem to prevail with God, — Luk_11:9. Seek, and ye shall find; And if, for a while, you do not find, come closer in; — Luk_11:9. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. There are different methods of praying, and each one has its special adaptation to the state in which you...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? There were many stones in those days that were in appearance wonderfully like the bread which they used in the East; but would any father mock his son by...