Luke 11:3Give us day by day our daily bread.
The setting
Judean countryside, ~30 AD. Jesus continues His prayer template. Most listeners are day laborers who literally don't know where tomorrow's meal will come from...
The emotion here: compassionate awareness of human vulnerability and need
The original word
epiousion (ἐπιούσιον) — mysterious word, possibly 'for the coming day' or 'sufficient'
Why it matters
This Greek word appears nowhere else in ancient literature - scholars still debate its meaning
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 11:3
Jesus chose the most mysterious word in Greek for 'daily' - it's untranslatable
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about asking God to bless their abundance, but it's a prayer of dependence - admitting we can't guarantee our next meal.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 11:3
Bible Genome reading
Luke 11:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 11:3 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include provision, dependence. Notable phrases: daily bread; day by day. This verse is a prayer. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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