Luke 11:1–13

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer

11:2–4pp—Mt 6:9–13 11:9–13pp—Mt 7:7–11

11One day Jesus was praying^d in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,^e teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

²He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“ ‘Father,^a

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom^f come.^b

³Give us each day our daily bread.

⁴Forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.^cg

And lead us not into temptation.^d’ ”^h

⁵Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; ⁶a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ ⁷And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ ⁸I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity^e he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.ⁱ

⁹“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;^j seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

¹¹“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for^f a fish, will give him a snake instead? ¹²Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? ¹³If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”