Luke 11
1 And as He was praying in a certain retired place, as soon as He had done, one of his disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples.
Then it happened, when He finished praying in a certain place, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
2 And He said unto them, when ye pray, say, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done as in heaven so also upon earth;
So He said to them: “Whenever you pray, say: Our Father who is in the heavens, your name must be reverenced. Your Kingdom must come. Your will must be done on earth as it is in heaven.
3 give us day by day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins,
Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."
Also, forgive us our sins, because we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And, do not lead us into testing, but deliver us from the malignant one.”
5 And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine on his journey is come to me,
Then He said to them: “Who among you will have a friend and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,
6 and I have nothing to set before him:
because a friend has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;
7 and he from within shall answer and say, Do not be troublesome; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed, I cannot rise to give thee.
and he will answer from within and say, ‘Don't bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give to you?’
8 I tell you, tho' 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 wants.
I say to you, even if he will not get up and give 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 And so I tell you, Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
“So I 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.
Because everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
11 If a son ask bread of any father among you, will he give him a stone? and if he ask for a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent? or if he ask for an egg,
And which father among you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if a fish, will he give him a snake instead of a fish?
12 will he give him a scorpion?
Or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father 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 the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb: and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the people wondered.
Then He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. As a result, when the demon had gone out the mute spoke! And the crowds marveled.
15 But some of them said, He casteth out demons by Beelzebub the prince of demons:
But some of them said, “It's by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that he casts out demons.”
16 and others, to try Him, desired of Him a sign from heaven.
While others kept asking Him for a sign from heaven, testing.
17 But He who well knew their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate, and a house against a house falleth: if Satan also be divided against himself,
But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against itself falls.
18 how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say, that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?—since you say I cast out demons by Beelzebul!
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges.
Further, if I am casting out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
20 But if I cast out demons by the power of God, you may be sure the kingdom of God is come unto you:
But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
21 for when a strong man well-armed defends his palace, his substance is secure:
“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his possessions are safe.
22 but when a stronger than he cometh upon him and conquers him, he taketh away his armour, wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
But when someone stronger than he attacks, he overcomes him, takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.
23 He, that is not with me, is against me; and he, that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
24 When an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest: and finding none he saith, I will return into my house, that I came out of;
“Whenever an unclean spirit goes out from a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’
25 and when he cometh he findeth it swept and set in order.
And coming it finds it swept and put in order.
26 Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and so the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Then it goes and picks up seven other spirits, more malignant than itself, and they go in and live there; so the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 As He was speaking these things, a certain woman lifted up her voice from amidst the croud, and said, Happy is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck!
And then, as He was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!”
28 but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.
But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
29 And when the multitudes were gathering thick together He began to say, This is a wicked generation: they demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:
Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say: “This is a malignant generation. It keeps wanting a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
30 for as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of the Man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the day of judgement against the men of this generation and condemn them: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.
The queen of the South will be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.
32 And the men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented upon the preaching of Jonas, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.
The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and they will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
33 But yet no one having lighted a candle putteth it into a secret place, nor under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.
“No one, having lit a lamp, puts it in hiding or under a basket, but on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
34 The eye is the candle of the body: therefore when thine eye is clear, thy whole body also is light; but when it is bad, thy body also is dark.
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, whenever your ‘eye’ is good, your whole body is illuminated. But when it is malignant, your body also is darkened.
35 Take heed therefore least the light which is in thee be darkness.
So see to it that the ‘light’ in you not be darkness.
36 For if thy whole body be light, having no part dark, it will be (when all enlightened) as when a candle giveth thee light by its brightness.
If then your whole body is full of light, not having any part dark, the whole will be illuminated, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”
37 And as He spake, a certain pharisee asked Him to dine with him: and He went in and sat down at table.
Now as He spoke, a certain Pharisee invited Him to eat with him. So He went in and reclined.
38 And when the pharisee saw it he wondered that He did not wash first, before dinner.
But the Pharisee, noticing that He did not first wash before the meal, was critical.
39 But the Lord said unto him, ye pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness.
So the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but your inside is full of greed and malignancy.
40 Senseless creatures! Did not He who made the outside, make also that which is within? give alms rather according to your ability:
Fools! Did not He who made the outside also make the inside?
41 and behold all things are clean to you.
Nevertheless, give what is possible as alms; then indeed all things are clean to you.
42 But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others.
“But woe to you Pharisees! You tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you ignore justice and the love of God. These it was necessary to do, without leaving those undone.
43 Wo unto you pharisees; for ye love the chief seat in synagogues, and salutations in public places.
Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seat in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like graves that do not appear, and those that walk over them are not aware of them.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like unperceived graves, that people walk on without knowing it.”
45 And one of the doctors of the law answered and said unto Him, Master, in saying these things thou reproachest us also.
Then one of the lawyers reacted and said to him, “Teacher, by saying these things you insult us also!”
46 And He said, Wo unto you also, ye interpreters of the law, for ye load men with insupportable burthens, and ye yourselves touch not the burthens with one of your fingers.
So He said: “Woe to you lawyers also! You load men down with burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 Wo unto you; who build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Woe to you! You restore the tombs of the prophets, it being your fathers who killed them.
48 Thus ye testify that ye approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they put them to death, and ye build their sepulchres.
Thereby you witness to and approve of the deeds of your fathers; because they indeed killed them, while you restore their tombs.
49 And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute:
Also, because of this ‘the wisdom of God’ said: ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
50 that the blood of all the prophets which has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah,
so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
51 who perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I tell you, it shall 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 say to you, it shall be required of this generation!
52 Wo unto you interpreters of the law; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered.
Woe to you lawyers! You have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering!”
53 As He was saying these things unto them the scribes and pharisees began vehemently to attack Him, and urge Him to speak of many things,
Well when He had said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him on vehemently and to cross-examine Him about many things,
54 laying snares for Him, and endeavouring to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse Him.
lying in wait for Him, trying to catch Him in something He might say, so that they might accuse Him.
