“ Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offerc him a scorpion? ”
See this explained in the notes at Matthew 7:7-11 . Luke 11:12 “A scorpion” See the notes at Luke 10:19 . Dr. Thomson ( The Land and the Book , vol. i. p. 379) says: “There is no imaginable...
On Prayer ( Matthew 6:9-13 *, Matthew 7:7-11 *). Lk. assigns the Lord's Prayer to a separate occasion and gives two reasons for the disciples-' request. For the first cf. Luke 3:21 , Luke 9:...
if . Greek. ean,App-118. b. offer . give to.
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? Offer him a scorpion? - Σκορπιον. The Greek etymologists derive the name from σκορπιζειν τον ιον, scattering the poison. But is there any simi...
If he shall ask an egg,— Naturalists tell us, that the body of a scorpion is very like an egg, especially if the scorpion be of the white kind, which is the first species mentioned by AElian and ot...
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you ... If a son shall ask...
The Lord's Prayer. The Sign of Jonah 1-4. The Lord's Prayer ( Matthew 6:9-15 ). See on Mt. If the Lord's Prayer was given only once, St. Luke is probably right as to the occasion. His version, how...
(9-13) Ask, and it shall be given you. — See Notes on Matthew 7:7-11 ; but note (1) the greater impressiveness of the opening words, “And I say unto you,... “as connected with the previous illustr...
Luke 18:1-14 Chapter 11 CONCERNING PRAYER. WHEN the Greeks called man ό ανθρωπος, or the "uplooking one," they did but crystallize in a word what is a universal fact, the religious instinct o...
Encouragement to Persevering Prayer Luke 11:5-13 The parable of the three friends is very encouraging. We, so to speak, are to act as mediators or intercessors between those who are in sore nee...
Watching the Master at prayer, His disciples were inspired with a desire to pray, and requested that they be taught. He responded to them in a fourfold statement. First, He gave them a model. Then He...
(1) 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. (2) And he said unt...
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion .... Of which there are three sorts; some are terrestrial, or land scorpions, scorpions of the earth, a kind of serpents, very venomous and mi...
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? Ver. 12. See Matthew 7:9,11 .
If a son shall ask bread of any of you Further to assist your faith on these occasions, reflect upon the workings of your own hearts toward your offspring. Let any of you, that is a father, and kno...
Valuable Instruction as to Prayer (vs.1-13) As this chapter opens the Lord Jesus was exemplifying the character of dependent communion with His Father (that character that He commended in Mary)....
The Disciples Taught to Pray. 1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his discipl...
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A Man Seeking His Daily Bread Is Provided For. How Much More Should We Seek The Holy Spirit (11:5-13). In the chiasmus of the whole Section the first part of this passage parallels Martha's provis...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 11:1 . The time and place when this incident occurred are indefinite, but there can be no doubt that we have not here part of the Sermon on the Mount, put out of its place. Th...
Luke 11:6-13 The Friend at Midnight. I. The success of prayer is conditioned by the character of the suppliant. Not every kind of asking is acceptable prayer. That which men desire simply for the...
Luke 11:1 . 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 seem...
Luke 11:1 . Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. The disciples of John were eminent for fasting and prayer; and though the prayers of the jews were good, yet they were not ex...
EXPOSITION Luke 11:1-42 The Lord ' s teaching on the subject of prayer. Again the scene is far away from Jerusalem; no special note of time or place enables us to fix the scene...
A further admonition:
Ezekiel 2:6 ; Luke 10:19 ; Revelation 9:10