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Luke 11:7
ESV and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’?
NIV And 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.'
NASB and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’
CSB Then he will answer from inside and say, 'Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can't get up to give you anything.'
NLT And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’
KJV And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

What does Luke 11:7 mean?

Jesus continues His question-as-parable. He has just given a basic prayer for the disciples to request what they need from God, including "daily bread," which represents the regular needs we have (Luke 11:1–4). Here, Jesus begins to explain why the disciples should trust God with their needs.

He tells the disciples about a man who must show hospitality to a traveling friend who has arrived in the middle of the night. The man has no bread, so he goes to his neighbor's house and asks to borrow three loaves. The neighbor understands the importance of hospitality, but he also understands the importance of not waking up children. At first, he refuses to disturb his kids and get bread for the man (Luke 11:5–6).

It is not the fact that they are friends that causes the neighbor to get up and give the man bread. It is because the man will not stop knocking. If he keeps up the racket, no one will get any sleep. In contrast, God will meet our needs because He loves us—even more than our own fathers (Luke 11:8–13).

Jesus isn't judging the neighbor for wanting to stay in bed or the man for waking the neighbor up. In the end, they both do the charitable thing. Jesus is merely showing the disciples why they should be bold in asking God for what they need: God loves them.
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