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Luke 11:4

Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto them, which of you shall have a friend,.... A neighbour, or acquaintance:

and shall go unto him at midnight; which may seem a very unseasonable time, and which nothing but real…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 11:2-4

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 6:9-13. Luk 11:4 For we also forgive ... - This is somewhat different from the expression in Matthew, though the sense is the same. The idea is, that…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Lead us not into temptation, etc. - Dr. Lightfoot believes that this petition is intended against the visible apparitions of the devil, and his actual obsessions; he thinks that the meaning is too…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 11:1-13

Prayer is one of the great laws of natural religion. That man is a brute, is a monster, that never prays, that never gives glory to his Maker, nor feels his favour, nor owns his dependence upon him.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 11:1-54

Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.

This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…