• Luke 11:1
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 11 Καὶ And ἐγένετο it happened ἐν in τῷ the εἶναι to be αὐτὸν him ἐν in τόπῳ place τινὶ some προσευχόμενον, praying, ὡς as ἐπαύσατο, he ceased, εἶπέν said τις someone τῶν of the μαθητῶν disciples αὐτοῦ of him πρὸς toward αὐτόν him Κύριε, Lord, δίδαξον teach ἡμᾶς us προσεύχεσθαι, to be praying, καθὼς according as καὶ also Ἰωάνης John ἐδίδαξεν taught τοὺς the μαθητὰς disciples αὐτοῦ. of him.

  • Luke 11:1
    American Standard Version

    • 11 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

  • Luke 11:1
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 11 And it came to pass when he was in a certain place praying, as he ceased one of his disciples said unto him—Lord! teach us to pray, As John also taught his disciples.

  • Luke 11:1
    King James Version

    • 11 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 11:1

      Lord, teach us how to pray: Only Luke mentions the disciple’s request. This discussion on prayer occurred approximately 18 months after Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount, in which he taught his disciples the model prayer. (Mt 6:9-13) Possibly this particular disciple was not present at that time, so Jesus kindly repeated the essential points of that model prayer. Prayer was a regular part of Jewish life and worship, and the Hebrew Scriptures contain numerous prayers in the book of Psalms and elsewhere. Therefore, it seems that the disciple was not asking to be taught something that he knew nothing about or that he had never done. Doubtless, he was also familiar with the formalistic prayers of the religious leaders of Judaism. But he had likely observed Jesus praying and sensed that there was a big difference between the sanctimonious prayers of the rabbis and the way Jesus prayed.​—Mt 6:5-8.