Luke 11
1 And it came to pass, that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
It happened when Jesus was praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”
2 And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Jesus said to them, “When you pray say, 'Father, may your name be sanctified. May your kingdom come.
3 Give us this day our daily bread.
Give us our daily bread each day.
4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive everyone who is in debt to us. Do not lead us into temptation.'”
5 And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and shall say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves,
Jesus said to them, “Which of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight, and say to him, 'Friend, lend to me three loaves of bread,
6 Because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me, and I have not what to set before him.
since a friend of mine just came in from the road, and I do not have anything to set before him'?
7 And he from within should answer, and say: Trouble me not, the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
Then the one inside who answered him may say, 'Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children, along with me, are in bed. I am not able to get up and give bread to you.'
8 Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise, and give him as many as he needeth.
I say to you, even if he does not get up and give bread to you because you are his friend, yet because of your shameless persistence, he will get up and give you as many loaves of bread as you need.
9 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
I also say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
10 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
For every asking person receives; and the seeking person finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
11 And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Which father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him a scorpion?
Or if he asks for an egg, will you give a scorpion to him?
13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?
Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
14 And he was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb: and when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes were in admiration at it:
Now Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.
15 But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.
But some of the people said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he is driving out demons.”
16 And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.
Others tested him and sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall.
But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate, and a house divided against itself falls.
18 And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.
If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? Because of this, they will be your judges.
20 But if I by the finger of God cast out devils; doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you.
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.
When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own house, his goods are safe,
22 But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils.
but when a stronger man overcomes him, the stronger man takes away the armor from the man, and plunders the man's possessions.
23 He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest; and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out.
When an unclean spirit has gone away from a man, it passes through waterless places and looks for rest. Finding none, it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'
25 And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Having returned, it finds that house swept out and put in order.
26 Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and entering in they dwell there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.
Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more evil than itself and they all come in to live there. Then the final condition of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.
It happened that, as he said these things, a certain woman raised her voice above the crowd and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”
28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.
But he said, “Rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.”
29 And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation: it asketh a sign, and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, though no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30 For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so too the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold more than Solomon here.
The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and see, someone greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Ninive shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas; and behold more than Jonas here.
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation of people and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and see, someone greater than Jonah is here.
33 No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel; but upon a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.
No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
34 The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body will be lightsome: but if it be evil, thy body also will be darksome.
Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, the whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your body is full of darkness.
35 Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness.
Therefore, be careful that the light in you is not darkness.
36 If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness; the whole shall be lightsome; and as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee.
If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, then your whole body will be like when a lamp shines its brightness on you.”
37 And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him, that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.
When he had finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to eat with him at his house, so Jesus went in and reclined.
38 And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.
The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus first did not wash before dinner.
39 And the Lord said to him: Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inside is full of rapine and iniquity.
But the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of cups and bowls, but the inside of you is filled with greed and evil.
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without, make also that which is within?
You senseless men! Did not the one who made the outside also make the inside?
41 But yet that which remaineth, give alms; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
Give to the poor what is inside, and then all things will be clean for you.
42 But woe to you, Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every herb; and pass over judgment, and the charity of God. Now these things you ought to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
But woe to you Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every other garden herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. It is necessary to act justly and love God, without failing to do the other things also.
43 Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the marketplace.
Woe to you Pharisees, for you love the front seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not, and men that walk over are not aware.
Woe to you, for you are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing it.”
45 And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.
One of the teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, what you say insults us too.”
46 But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear, and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers.
Jesus said, “Woe to you, teachers of the law! For you put people under burdens that are hard to carry, but you do not touch the burdens with one of your own fingers.
47 Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them.
Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.
48 Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their sepulchres.
So you are witnesses and you consent to the works of your ancestors, for they indeed killed them and you build their tombs.
49 For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute.
For this reason also, God's wisdom said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and they will persecute and kill some of them.'
50 That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
This generation, then, will be held responsible for all the blood of the prophets shed since the world began,
51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the alter and the temple: Yea I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.
from Abel's blood to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, this generation will be held responsible.
52 Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you yourselves have not entered in, and those that were entering in, you have hindered.
Woe to you teachers of Jewish laws, because you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you hinder those who are entering.”
53 And as he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him, and to oppress his mouth about many things,
After Jesus left there, the scribes and the Pharisees opposed him and argued with him about many things,
54 Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
trying to trap him in his own words.
