Matthew 7:7.
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 Bo...
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-'...
Ask. seek. knock . Note the Figure of speech Anabasis (App-6). Ask. Greek. aiteo. Always used of an inferior to. superior. Never used of the Lor...
DISCOURSE: 1521 IMPORTUNITY ENCOURAGED Luke 11:9-10 . I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it sha...
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 (or, therefore) I say unto y...
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,...
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 p...
Prayer and the answer to prayer ( Matthew 7:7-11 , Sermon on the Mount). See on Mt. 11, 12. In answer to prayer God gives neither what is useles...
(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 un...
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...
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...
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 fourfo...
(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 J...
COMMANDING PRAYER ‘Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.’ Luke 11:9 There is no p...
And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you ,.... This is said by Christ, to encourage to prayer, and importunity in it; that if any one asks...
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. Ver. 9. Ask and it shall be...
I say unto you, Ask , &c. Pray frequently, and be most earnest and importunate in your prayers, because thus you shall obtain whatsoever you ask...
Valuable Instruction as to Prayer (vs.1-13) As this chapter opens the Lord Jesus was exemplifying the character of dependent communion with His F...
The Disciples Taught to Pray. 1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a...
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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 fi...
‘And I say to you, “Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and you shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to you.” They must be like the persisten...
The Certainty of Provision To Those Who Seek Tomorrow's Bread, the Holy Spirit (11:9-13). The lesson here is that those who want to enjoy God's fu...
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...
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 accep...
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...
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 p...
Ask, and it shall be given you The law of prayer This familiar text is usually quoted, and rightly so, as being one of the most precious promis...
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...
The importunity of prayer:
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.
1 John 3:22 ; 1 John 5:14 ; 1 John 5:15 ; 2 Corinthians 12:8 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; 2 Corinthians 6:2 ; Acts 10:4-6 ; Amos 5:4-6 ; Daniel 9:...
9 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.