Luke 11:7 meaning and explanation
And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Luke 11:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is telling a parable about persistence in prayer, and here he voices the reluctant friend inside the house. In that culture hospitality was a serious duty, and a late night traveler needed bread at once, yet the householder has already bolted the door, and his children are asleep beside him on the one raised sleeping mat.
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