Lukas 6:27-28

6:27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, ¹  do good to those who hate you, 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat ²  you.

Lukas 11:9-10

11:9 “So ³  I tell you: Ask, ⁴  and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door ⁵  will be opened for you. 11:10 For everyone who asks ⁶  receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door ⁷  will be opened.

Lukas 18:1

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then ⁸  Jesus ⁹  told them a parable to show them they should always ¹⁰  pray and not lose heart. ¹¹ 

Lukas 21:36

21:36 But stay alert at all times, ¹²  praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must ¹³  happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Lukas 22:40

22:40 When he came to the place, ¹⁴  he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” ¹⁵ 

[6:27]  ¹ sn Love your enemies is the first of four short exhortations that call for an unusual response to those who are persecuting disciples. Disciples are to relate to hostility in a completely unprecedented manner.

[6:28]  ² tn The substantival participle ἐπηρεαζόντων (ephreazontwn), sometimes translated “those who abuse” (NRSV), is better rendered “those who mistreat,” a more general term (see L&N 88.129).

[11:9]  ³ tn Here καί (kai, from καγώ [kagw]) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion drawn from the preceding parable.

[11:9]  ⁴ sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.

[11:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:10]  ⁶ sn The actions of asking, seeking, and knocking are repeated here from v. 9 with the encouragement that God does respond.

[11:10]  ⁷ tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

[18:1]  ¹¹ sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).

[21:36]  ¹² sn The call to be alert at all times is a call to remain faithful in looking for the Lord’s return.

[21:36]  ¹³ tn For the translation of μέλλω (mellw) as “must,” see L&N 71.36.

[22:40]  ¹⁴ sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.

[22:40]  ¹⁵ sn Jesus’ instructions to pray not to fall into temptation is an allusion to Luke 22:28-38, especially 22:31. The temptation is Satan’s challenge to them to defect, like what happened to Judas and what will happen to Peter.