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Luke 11:8

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

KJV

λέγω ὑμῖν, εἰ καὶ οὐ δώσει αὐτῷ ἀναστὰς διὰ τὸ εἶναι φίλον αὐτοῦ, διά γε τὴν ἀναιδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐγερθεὶς δώσει αὐτῷ ὅσων χρῄζει.

Greek NT

Et si ille perseveraverit pulsans : dico vobis, etsi non dabit illi surgens eo quod amicus ejus sit, propter improbitatem tamen ejus surget, et dabit illi quotquot habet necessarios.

Vulgate

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.

ASV

Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γέ
ge
particle · 6×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
φίλος
philos
noun · 27×
χρῄζω
chrezo
verb · 5×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἀναίδεια
anaideia
noun · 1×
ἐγείρω
egeiro
verb · 143×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅσος
osos
correlative · 108×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: φίλον αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: φίλον αὐτοῦ | RP: αὐτοῦ φίλον
  • φίλον αὐτοῦ — SBLGNT
  • φίλον αὐτοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτοῦ φίλον — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὅσων | WH/Treg/NIV: ὅσων | RP: ὅσον
  • ὅσων — SBLGNT
  • ὅσων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὅσον — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§333From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When God "brings the firstborn into the world, he says: 'Let all God's angels worship him.'"196 Their song of praise at the birth of Christ has not ceased resounding in the Church's praise: "Glory to God in the highest!"197 They protect Jesus in his infanc…
§2613Three principal parables on prayer are transmitted to us by St. Luke: - the first, "the importunate friend,"75 invites us to urgent prayer: "Knock, and it will be opened to you." To the one who prays like this, the heavenly Father will "give whatever he needs," and above all the Holy Spirit who contains all gifts. - the second, "the importunate widow,"76 is centered on one of t…
1. Paul is wont to establish many things incidently, and is very full of thoughts. For such is the grace of The Spirit. He does not comprehend a few ideas in a multitude of words, but includes great and manifold thought in brevity of expressions. Observe at least how, in the midst of exhortation, and when discoursing about faith, of what a type and mystery he reminds us, whereo…
1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 1:12 — And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
  • 2Cor 12:8 — For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
  • Col 4:12 — Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
  • Dan 9:19 — O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
  • Gen 19:21 — And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
  • Gen 32:26 — And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
  • John 4:10 — Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
  • Judg 16:16 — And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
  • Luke 18:1 — And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
  • Luke 18:5 — Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
  • Luke 18:39 — And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
  • Matt 15:22 — And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
  • Matt 21:22 — And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
  • Ps 86:3 — Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
  • Rom 15:30 — Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;