Luke 11:6

11:6 A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit: Standards of hospitality in first-century Jewish culture required a host to find adequate provisions for a visitor.

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Luk 11:6. Φίλος, a friend) Therefore the service which we owe towards others may be alleged in prayer as a ground for being heard.

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Luk 11:6 . οὐκ ἔχω : this does not necessarily imply poverty: bread for the day was baked every morning. It is rather to be wondered at that a man with a family of children (Luk 11:7 ) had any over.

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Verse 6. In his journey is come] Or, perhaps more literally, A friend of mine is come to me out of his way, εξ οδου, which renders the case more urgent-a friend of mine, benighted, belated, and who has lost his way, is come unto me. This was a strong reason why he should have prompt relief.

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6. I have nothing to set before him] Even the deepest poverty was not held to excuse any lack of the primary Eastern virtue of hospitality. Allegorically we may see here the unsatisfied hunger of the soul, which wakens in the midnight of a sinful life.

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And he from within shall answer and say,.... The friend within doors, shall reply to him that is without at his door, in the street:

trouble me not; by knocking at the door, and importuning to rise and lend loaves; whereby his rest would be disturbed, and trouble given him;

the door is now shut; being very late at night, and which could not be opened without noise and inconvenience:

and my children are with me in bed: sleeping, as the Persic version adds; there were none, children, or servants up, to let him in:

I cannot rise; without disturbing them:

and give thee; the loaves desired.

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6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

Ver. 6. For a friend] See Pro 17:17. {See Trapp on "Pro 17:17"}

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6. Friend… set before him—This is intercessory prayer. A friend, perhaps a sinner from his wanderings, has come, and needs that bread of life without which he perishes. The Christian has nothing of his own to set before him, no power to pardon or to save. But he has a wealthy neighbour.

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6. οὐκ ἔχω ὃ παραθήσω αὐτῷ. Even the deepest poverty was not held to excuse any lack of the primary Eastern virtue of hospitality. Allegorically we may see here the unsatisfied hunger of the soul, which wakens in the midnight of a sinful life.

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6. παρ. ἐξ ὁδ.] In the East it was and is the custom to travel late at night, for coolness’ sake.

Why τρεῖς ἄρτους, does not appear. I forbear to give the allegorical interpretations of the number, which abound: the significance of the things asked for, see below on ver. 13.

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