Luke 11
1 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.”
And it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, that when he ceased one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.
2 Jesus said to them, “When you pray say, 'Father, may your name be sanctified. May your kingdom come.
And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come;
3 Give us our daily bread each day.
give us day by day our daily bread;
4 Forgive us our sins, as we forgive everyone who is in debt to us. Do not lead us into temptation.'”
and forgive us our sins, for even we ourselves forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.
5 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,
And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him Friend, lend me three loaves;
6 since a friend of mine just came in from the road, and I do not have anything to set before him'?
for a friend of mine hath come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 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.'
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is now shut, and I and my children are in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8 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.
I say to you, though 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.
9 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.
And I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
10 For every asking person receives; and the seeking person finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened.
11 Which father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
And what father is there, among you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone? or if he ask for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you give a scorpion to him?
or, if he ask for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13 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?”
If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
14 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.
And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, when the demon had gone out, that the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes wondered.
15 But some of the people said, “By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he is driving out demons.”
But some of them said, He casteth out the demons through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons;
16 Others tested him and sought from him a sign from heaven.
and others, to make trial of him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
17 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate, and a house divided against itself falls.
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and house divided against house falleth.
18 If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For ye say that I cast out the demons through Beelzebul.
19 If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? Because of this, they will be your judges.
But if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be judges of you.
20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
But if I cast out the demons through the finger of God, then hath the kingdom of God already come to you.
21 When a strong man who is fully armed guards his own house, his goods are safe,
When a strong man armed guardeth his palace, his goods are in peace;
22 but when a stronger man overcomes him, the stronger man takes away the armor from the man, and plunders the man's possessions.
but when one stronger than he cometh upon him and overcometh him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
24 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.'
When the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.
25 Having returned, it finds that house swept out and put in order.
And on coming, it findeth it swept and put in order.
26 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.”
Then it goeth, and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
27 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.”
And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts from which thou drewest nourishment.
28 But he said, “Rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.”
But he said, Blessed rather are they that hear the word of God and keep it.
29 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.
And when the crowds were thronging about him, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation; it seeketh a sign; and no sign will be given it, but the sign of Jonah.
30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so too the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of man be to this generation.
31 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.
The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.
32 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.
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! something more than Jonah is here.
33 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.
No one when he has lighted a lamp, puts it into a secret place, or under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the light.
34 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.
The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is clear, thy whole body also is in the light; but when it is disordered, thy body also is in darkness.
35 Therefore, be careful that the light in you is not darkness.
Take heed therefore, that the light which is within thee be not darkness.
36 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.”
If then thy whole body is enlightened, having no part dark, the whole will be as fully enlightened, as when a lamp with its bright shining giveth thee light.
37 When he had finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to eat with him at his house, so Jesus went in and reclined.
And when he had done speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. And he went in and reclined at the table.
38 The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus first did not wash before dinner.
And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not bathe before dinner.
39 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.
But the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inside is full of rapacity and wickedness.
40 You senseless men! Did not the one who made the outside also make the inside?
Fools, did not he who made the outside, make the inside also?
41 Give to the poor what is inside, and then all things will be clean for you.
But give what they contain in alms, and lo! all is clean to you.
42 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.
But woe to you Pharisees! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.
43 Woe to you Pharisees, for you love the front seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
Woe to you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets.
44 Woe to you, for you are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing it.”
Woe to you, for ye are as tombs which are unseen, and men walking over them know it not.
45 One of the teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, what you say insults us too.”
And one of the lawyers answering saith to him, Teacher, in saying these things, thou revilest us also.
46 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.
And he said, To you lawyers also, woe! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.
Woe to you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 So you are witnesses and you consent to the works of your ancestors, for they indeed killed them and you build their tombs.
So then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and ye are building [[their tombs]].
49 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.'
Therefore the wisdom of God also said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute;
50 This generation, then, will be held responsible for all the blood of the prophets shed since the world began,
that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51 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.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
52 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.”
Woe to you lawyers! because ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye have not entered yourselves, and those who were entering ye have hindered.
53 After Jesus left there, the scribes and the Pharisees opposed him and argued with him about many things,
And as he came out thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very spiteful, and to press him to speak off hand about many things,
54 trying to trap him in his own words.
lying in wait to catch something out of his mouth.
