EXEGETIC SUMMARY FOR LUKE 11:5-13 – THE MIDNIGHT FRIEND The Gospel of Luke is the longest book of the four Gospels of the New Testament. Prayer is the focus of Luke 11 as it begins with the Lord's Prayer and followed by His assurance in Luke 11:9, "Ask, and it shall be given to you." Verse by verse analysis and commentary of Luke 11:5 -13Verse 5 Then Jesus said to them: “If you have a friend, go to him at midnight and say: “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; Two characters are mentioned within the story; the first character is “The Innkeeper” who is a man who needs bread and the second is “The Friend” who is in bed. “The Innkeeper” goes to the “Friend”'s house to ask for three loaves of bread. The time of the incident is midnight, when there are no shops and the unexpected visitor came by surprise (NIGTC, 1998). Around 6 a friend of mine who was traveling came to me and I have no food to offer him. ""The Guest” must offer food to the “Guest” with hospitality. (NIGTC, 1998).Verse 7And suppose the inner one replies, “Do not disturb me. The door is already locked and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up to give you anything." “The Friend” refused the request of the “Innkeeper” due to the annoyance of being woken up. At this time the door was locked. The house is cottage style and all family members sleep together on a mat which is used as a bed (NIGTC, 1998). Verse 8 I tell you, although he will not rise up to give you bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless boldness he will surely rise up and give you what you need.2Jesus says that because of the attitude and the friendship of “… middle of paper…… chooses to go to his friend instead of trying to solve the problem on his own because he believes that his friend will be able to provide him with bread. Thai Christians find themselves in the same situation as “The Host” during this political crisis. They need to listen to God and calibrate their attitude towards prayer. Prayer should be the first priority in every situation and God has already assured us that all our requests will be answered. He will answer not because of our persistence in asking, but because of His honor. Furthermore, He will give us whatever we want according to His riches in heaven. Bibliography Craig Blomberg, Interpreting The Parables (Downers Groove: InterVarsity, 1990), 274-277 Howard I. Marshall, The Gospel of Luke: The New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998), 462-470