Luke 11:1

One day Jesus was at a certain place praying, and, when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him: “Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

2“When you pray,” Jesus answered, “say — ‘Father, May thy name be held holy, thy Kingdom come.

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Cross References

Luke 6:12Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Luke 9:28About eight days after speaking these words, Jesus went up the mountain to pray, taking with him Peter, John, and James.

Romans 8:26So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.

James 4:2You crave, yet do not obtain. You murder and rage, yet cannot gain your end. You quarrel and fight. You do not obtain, because you do not ask.

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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