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Luke 11:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 11:5

Verse 5 of 54

Scripture focus

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Luke 11:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 11:5

Theological / Devotional

Which of you. For the lessons Jesus drew from this parable see on v. 8. For the circumstances under which Jesus spoke the parable see on v. 1. For the parable teaching of Jesus and for the principles for interpreting parables see pp. 203-207.

At midnight. In Oriental lands travel during the hot season sometimes takes place at night. On the other hand, it may be that this visiting friend (v. 6) was unexpectedly and unavoidably delayed on his journey.

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