JETS 22:2 (June 1979) p. 125 Finally, does the question thus posed expect us to identify with the host—that is, the man who had an unexpected guest arrive—or with the man asleep? The problem involves the subject of the verb “go” in v 5. Some interpreters have argued that the subject of the verb is “friend.” Jeremias renders vv 5–7 in the following manner: Can you imagine that, if one of you had a friend who came to you at midnight and said to you, “My friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend