Study it in the app“and that one from inside answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything’?”
and that oneκἀκεῖνοςfrom insideἔσωθενanswersἀποκριθεὶςand says,εἴπῃ‘Do notΜήbotherκόπους πάρεχεme;μοιthe doorἡ θύραhas alreadyἤδηbeen shut,κέκλεισταιandκαὶmy childrenτὰ παιδία μουareεἰσίνwithμετ’meἐμοῦinεἰςbed;τὴν κοίτηνI cannotοὐ δύναμαιget upἀναστὰςandgiveδοῦναίyou anything’?σοι
and that one
And that one, he too; and that.
Where else “kakeinos” appearsinside
From within, on the inside.
Where else “esōthen” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipēi” appearsbother
A nuisance: "leave me alone".
Where else “kopous” appearsbother
To cause someone annoyance or weariness.
Where else “pareche” appearsdoor
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyra” appearsalready
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appearsshut, lock
Shut, lock.
Where else “kekleistai” appearschild
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidia” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “eisin” appearsbed
Where one sleeps; the marital union.
Where else “koitēn” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynamai” appearsget up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastas” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dounai” appears6since a friend of mine has arrived from a journey to me, and I do not have anything to set before him’;
7 · This verse (above)
8I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his shameless persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
1. What it says
When the disciples ask to be taught to pray, what does Jesus tell them to say, and what stories does he add? (vv. 1-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says “ask, seek, knock” and compares God to a father who gives good gifts. What does that teach about what God is like? (vv. 9-13)
3. How I live it
What concrete thing would you like to ask God today, with the trust a child has when speaking to a father?
