Pentecost Season · Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Luke 11:1-13
The Lord's Prayer and the Persistent Friend
July 30, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you." (Luke 11:9)
A disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray, and Jesus gives them a short, direct prayer followed by a parable about a friend who persists in asking at midnight. He concludes that if imperfect parents give good gifts to their children, God will far more surely give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.
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Commentary
Luke 11 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Covers the Lord's Prayer and the teaching on persistence and good gifts.
Commentary on Luke 11:1-13 Working Preacher
Highlights the relational, Abba-centered nature of the prayer Jesus teaches.
Luke 11:1-13 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Treats the passage as Jesus's three-part teaching on prayer: model, parable, and promise.
Luke 11 Commentary Precept Austin
Provides a detailed word study of the Lord's Prayer and the friend at midnight.
Luke 11:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentary on the disciple's request to be taught to pray.
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
Reflects on why the disciples wanted to be taught to pray like Jesus.
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Luke 11:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Greek text word by word for the request that opens the passage.
Luke Enter the Bible
Provides a Luther Seminary introduction to Luke's Gospel and its major themes.
Gospel of Luke Summary (Part 2) BibleProject
Gives an animated overview of the section of Luke that includes this teaching on prayer.
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