Luke 11:1

Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples asked him, “Lord, please teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

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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.

In Context

2Jesus told them, “When you pray, say, ‘Father, let your name be honored as holy. May your kingdom come.

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Cross References

Psalms 10:17Lord, you have heard the longing cries of those who are suffering. You will encourage them, for you will listen to them.

Luke 6:12One day shortly after, Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night, praying to God.

Luke 9:28About eight days later, after he had told them this, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a mountain to pray.

Romans 8:26Similarly the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We don't know how to speak with God, but the Spirit himself intercedes with and through us by groans that can't be put into words.

James 4:2You burn with desire, but don't get what you want. You kill for what you lust after, but don't get what you're looking for. You argue and you fight, but you don't get anything, because you don't pray for it.

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:1

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 shows the absurdity and wickedness of it, ver. 14-26 . III. He shows the honour of obedient disciples to be greater than that of his own mother, ver. 27, 28 . IV. He… Read the whole commentary →

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