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  • Luke 11:5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 5 Then he said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,

  • Luke 11:5
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 5 Καὶ And εἶπεν he said πρὸς toward αὐτούς them Τίς Which one ἐξ out of ὑμῶν YOU ἕξει will have φίλον friend καὶ and πορεύσεται will go his way πρὸς toward αὐτὸν him μεσονυκτίου [of] midnight καὶ and εἴπῃ might say αὐτῷ to him Φίλε, Friend, χρῆσόν loan μοι to me τρεῖς three ἄρτους, loaves,

  • Luke 11:5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 5 Further, he said to them: “Who of YOU will have a friend and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, loan me three loaves,

  • Luke 11:5
    The Bible in Living English
    • 5 And he said to them “Which of you shall have a friend and go to him at midnight and say to him ‘Friend, lend me three cakes of bread,

  • Luke 11:5
    American Standard Version
    • 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

  • Luke 11:5
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 5 And he said unto them—Who from among you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight and say unto him—Friend! supply me with three loaves,

  • Luke 11:5
    King James Version
    • 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 11:5 it-1 1180; w06 12/15 20-22

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 11:5 ad 817

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 11:5

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 1180

      The Watchtower,

      12/15/2006, pp. 20-22

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 11:5

      Friend, lend me three loaves: In Middle Eastern culture, hospitality is a duty in which people love to excel, as reflected in this illustration. Even though the guest arrived unexpectedly at midnight, a detail that may reflect the uncertainties of travel at that time, the host felt strongly compelled to give him something to eat. He even felt obligated to disturb his neighbor at that hour to borrow food.

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