Luke 11
1 And as he was praying in a certain place, it occurred, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Our Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
2 Jesus said to them: When ye pray, thus speak ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallow be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth;
So he said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, holy be your name. May your kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
3 give us daily the bread we need;
Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 and remit to us our sins, for we also remit to all that are indebted to us; and bring us not into trials, but deliver us from evil.
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'"
5 And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, that shall come to him at midnight and say to him, My friend, lend me three cakes;
He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
6 for a friend hath come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?
for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,'
7 And his friend within shall answer, and say to him: Do not disturb me, for lo, the door is closed, and my children with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
and he from within will answer and say, 'Do not bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you'?
8 I say to you: If he give him not, on account of friendship, yet on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as much as he asketh.
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
9 I say also to you: Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
"I tell 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 is opened.
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
11 For which of you being a father, if his son shall ask him for bread, will he reach to him a stone? Or, if he ask of him a fish, will he, instead of a fish, reach to him a serpent?
"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
12 Or, if he ask of him an egg, will he reach to him a scorpion?
Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13 And if ye, 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 them that ask him?
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
14 And as he was casting out a demon that was dumb, it occurred, that when the demon had gone out, the dumb man conversed: and the multitudes admired.
He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. It happened, when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.
15 But some of them said: It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he casteth out demons.
But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
16 And others, to tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 But Jesus, as he knew their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom that is divided against itself, will become a desolation: and a house that is divided against itself, will fall.
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.
18 And if Satan be divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? since ye say, that I by Beelzebub cast out demons.
If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 And if I, by Beelzebub, cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore will they be to you judges.
But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.
20 But if I, by the finger of God, cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you.
But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his doorway, his property rests securely.
"When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
22 But if a stronger than he come and overpower him, he taketh away all his arms on which he relied, and divideth the spoil of him.
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides up his plunder.
23 He that is not for me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, actually scattereth.
"He that is not with me is against me. He who does not gather with me scatters.
24 An unclean spirit, when he goeth out of a man, goeth wandering in places where no water is, in order to find rest; and, as he cannot find it he saith: I will return to my habitation, from which I came.
The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the person, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'
25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept clean and set in order.
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
26 Then he goeth and taketh seven other spirits, worse than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that person becomes worse than the first."
27 And while he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that carried thee, and the breasts that nursed thee.
It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you."
28 He said to her: Blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.
But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
29 And when multitudes were assembled, he began to say: This evil generation seeketh a sign; and no sign will be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
When the crowds were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be a sign to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south will stand up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; for she came from the other side of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, one superior to Solomon is here.
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the people of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, one greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and lo, one superior to Jonah is here.
The people of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and look, one greater than Jonah is here.
33 No one lighteth a lamp, and putteth it in a secret place, or under a bushel, but upon a light-stand; that they who come in, may see its light.
"No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
34 The lamp of thy body is thy eye. Therefore, when thy eye is sound, thy whole body will be enlightened; but if it be bad, thy body also will be dark.
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
35 See to it, therefore, lest the light that is in thee, be darkness.
Therefore see whether the light that is in you is not darkness.
36 For if thy whole body be enlightened, and no part in it be dark, the whole will be luminous, as if a lamp enlightened thee by its radiance.
If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
37 And while he was speaking, a certain Pharisee requested him to dine with him: and he went in, and reclined.
Now as he spoke, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
38 And the Pharisee noticing him, wondered that he did not previously baptize before dinner.
When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
39 And Jesus said to him: Now ye Pharisees make clean the exterior of the cup and the dish; but your interior is full of extortion and wickedness.
The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
40 Ye deficient in understanding! did not he who made the exterior, make also the interior?
You foolish ones, did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
41 But, give ye alms from what ye possess; and lo, every thing will be clean to you.
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and see, all things will be clean to you.
42 But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue, and every pot-herb; but pass over justice and the love of God. Now ye ought to do these things, and not to omit those.
But woe to you Pharisees. For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
43 Woe to you, Pharisees! who love the chief seats in the synagogues, and a salutation in the streets.
Woe to you Pharisees. For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like graves that are unknown, and men walk over them and do not know it.
Woe to you. For you are like hidden graves, and the people who walk over them do not know it."
45 And one of the Scribes replied, and said to him: Teacher, while saying these things, thou reproachest us also.
One of the Law scholars answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
46 And he said: Woe to you also! ye Scribes, who lade men with heavy burdens; yet ye yourselves will not touch those burdens with one of your fingers
He said, "Woe to you Law scholars also. For you load people with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
47 Woe to you! who build the sepulchres of the prophets, whom your fathers slew.
Woe to you. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Thus ye testify, that ye acquiesce in the deeds of your fathers; for they slew them, and ye build their sepulchres.
So you are witnesses and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49 Therefore hath wisdom said: Lo, I will send to them prophets and legates; and some of them they will persecute and slay;
Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
50 that from this generation may be required, the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the world was created;
that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51 from the blood of Abel, to the blood of Zachariah who was slain between the temple and the altar. Yea, say I to you: It will be required of this generation.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
52 Woe to you, Scribes; for ye have taken away the keys of knowledge: ye yourselves enter not, and them that are entering ye hinder.
Woe to you Law scholars. For you took away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."
53 And when he had said these things to them, the Scribes and Pharisees began to be offended, and became angry, and carped at his discourses,
And when he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to provoke him to speak about many things;
54 and practised many wiles upon him, seeking to catch some thing from his lips, that they might accuse him.
lying in wait for him, seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
