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.
And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to 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;
And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.
3 give us daily the bread we need;
Give us every day bread for our needs.
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.
May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.
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;
And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;
6 for a friend hath come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?
Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put 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 inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give 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 say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.
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.
And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.
10 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it is opened.
For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
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?
And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?
12 Or, if he ask of him an egg, will he reach to him a scorpion?
Or 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, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to 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.
And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.
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 sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.
16 And others, to tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
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, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.
18 And if Satan be divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? since ye say, that I by Beelzebub cast out demons.
If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of 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.
And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them 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, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his doorway, his property rests securely.
When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then 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 one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.
23 He that is not for me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, actually scattereth.
He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
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 a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.
25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept clean and set in order.
And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.
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 gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is 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.
And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.
28 He said to her: Blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.
But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to 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.
And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and 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 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 come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something 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 men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something 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 man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so 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 light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.
35 See to it, therefore, lest the light that is in thee, be darkness.
So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.
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, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame 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, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.
38 And the Pharisee noticing him, wondered that he did not previously baptize before dinner.
And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised because he came to the meal without first washing himself.
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.
And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
40 Ye deficient in understanding! did not he who made the exterior, make also the interior?
O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?
41 But, give ye alms from what ye possess; and lo, every thing will be clean to you.
But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are 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 a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.
43 Woe to you, Pharisees! who love the chief seats in the synagogues, and a salutation in the streets.
A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.
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.
A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.
45 And one of the Scribes replied, and said to him: Teacher, while saying these things, thou reproachest us also.
And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.
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
And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them.
47 Woe to you! who build the sepulchres of the prophets, whom your fathers slew.
A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.
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 give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.
49 Therefore hath wisdom said: Lo, I will send to them prophets and legates; and some of them they will persecute and slay;
For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;
50 that from this generation may be required, the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the world was created;
So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;
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 Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on 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.
A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in.
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 had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;
54 and practised many wiles upon him, seeking to catch some thing from his lips, that they might accuse him.
And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
