Question

What does Jesus mean when, in Luke’s account of the Lord’s Prayer, we read, “And he said to them, ‘When you pray…’”?

Jesus assumes his disciples pray.
Jesus teaches the disciples God only answers the Lord’s Prayer.
Jesus directs the disciples to ask the hypocrites to pray for them.
Jesus relieves the disciples of the need to pray.
Jesus assures the hypocrites that God hears and answers prayer.
GPT-4o mini
In Luke's account of the Lord's Prayer, when Jesus says, “And he said to them, ‘When you pray…’,” the implication is that **Jesus assumes his disciples pray**. This indicates that he expects prayer to be a regular part of their lives as followers and that he is providing them with guidance on how to pray. The other options do not align with the context of Jesus’ teaching on prayer in this passage.

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