KJV ORIGINAL
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;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Jesus asked them, 'Say one of your friends shows up at your door at midnight and is like, 'Hey, I need to borrow three loaves of bread.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus is setting up a scenario we can all relate to — that friend who hits you up at the worst possible time.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was authored by Luke, a companion of Paul, for Theophilus and a broader Gentile audience, likely in the late first century
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