Luke 11:8

I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples immediately after a parable about a midnight visitor, using the scenario to explain how persistent asking functions in prayer. He speaks to them at the moment they have just requested instruction on how to pray.

The words — ἀναστὰς (anastas) means "having risen up," and δώσει (dōsei) means "he will give." These terms describe the host's delayed action and the specific outcome of the encounter.

The thread — The pattern of unyielding request before God appears in Genesis 32:26 and Luke 18:1, where Jesus ties endurance to the command to pray without losing heart. Romans 15:30 links this posture to believers urging one another to pray during spiritual struggle.

Why it lands — The text states that the host acts not from friendship but from the petitioner's persistence, and that he provides exactly what is needed. It requires the reader to continue asking despite delay and to expect provision matched to necessity rather than personal preference.

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The Greek words

King James Version

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

Cross-references

Genesis 32:26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Romans 15:30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
Matthew 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
2 Corinthians 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,