Luke 11:1

One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3 Give us each day our daily bread.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
KJV
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.
WEB
When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
ASV
And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
DARBY
And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
BLB
And it came to pass in His being in a certain place praying, [that] when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”
ÅB
Og det skjedde at han var ensteds og ba; og da han holdt opp, sa en av hans disipler til ham: Herre! lær oss å be, slik som Johannes lærte sine disipler!
OTB
Det skjedde da Jesus var i bønn på et bestemt sted, at da Han hadde avsluttet, kom en av disiplene Hans til Ham og sa: "Herre, lær oss å be, slik som Johannes lærte sine disipler."
B1930
Og det skjedde at han var ensteds og bad; og da han holdt op, sa en av hans disipler til ham: Herre! lær oss å bede, likesom Johannes lærte sine disipler!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 19:14

    May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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  • Romans 8:26–27

    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

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  • Luke 22:39–45

    Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.

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  • Jude 1:20

    But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

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  • Luke 6:12

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

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  • Luke 9:18

    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

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  • James 4:2–3

    You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

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  • Luke 9:28

    About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

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