Luke 11:1

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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 said to them: When ye pray, thus speak ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallow be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth;

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Cross References

Luke 6:12And in those days, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray; and he passed the night there, in prayer to God.

Luke 9:28And it was about eight days after these discourses, that Jesus took Simon and James and John, and went up a mountain to pray.

Romans 8:26So also the Spirit aideth our weakness. For we know not what to pray for, in a proper manner; but the Spirit prayeth for us, with groans not expressible:

James 4:2Ye covet, and possess not; and ye kill, and envy, and effect nothing: and ye fight and make attacks; and ye have not, because ye ask not.

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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