Luke 11
1 And it came to pass, that 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.
When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as Yochanan also taught his disciples.”
2 And He said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father, let thy name be hallowed: let thy kingdom come:
He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
3 give unto us this day our daily bread:
Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 and forgive us our sins; for we also do forgive every one owing us: and lead us not into temptation.
Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’”
5 And He said to them, Which one of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
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 since my friend came to me from the road, and I have nothing which I may place before him.
for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,’
7 And he responding from within, said, Do not give me trouble: the door has already been closed, and my children are in bed with me; I am not able rising to give unto thee.
and he from within will answer and say, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give it to you’?
8 I say unto you, If indeed having risen he will not give unto him, because he is his friend, yet on account of his shamelessness, rising he will give him as much as he needs.
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 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
10 For every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened.
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
11 And which father of you shall if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or indeed a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent?
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won’t give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
12 Or indeed shall he ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?
13 If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, then how much more will your Father who is 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 He was casting out a demon, and he was dumb: and it came to pass, the demon having gone out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes were astonished.
He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
15 And certain ones of them said, He casts out the demon through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
16 And others tempting, continued to seek with Him a sign from heaven.
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 And He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself, comes to desolation, and house falls upon house.
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 were indeed divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I am casting out demons through Beelzebul.
If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 But if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges:
But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
20 but if I through the finger of God cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come nigh unto you.
But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.
21 When the strong man armed may keep his palace, his goods are in peace:
“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
22 but when one stronger than he, having come, may conquer him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.
23 The one not being with me is against me; and the one not gathering with me scatters abroad.
“He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
24 When the unclean spirit may go out from the man, he goes through dry places; seeking rest, and finding none, he says, I will return into my own house, whence I came out.
The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, 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 having come he finds it swept and beautified.
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
26 Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and having come in he dwells 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 man becomes worse than the first.”
27 And it came to pass, while He is speaking these words, a certain woman lifting up her voice from the crowd, said to Him, Blessed is the womb having borne thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.
It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”
28 And He said, Truly blessed are those hearing the word of God, and keeping it.
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
29 And the multitudes being assembled, He began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man also be a sign to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn them; because she came from the uttermost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a 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 behold, one greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a 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 proclaiming of Jonah; and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
33 No one, having lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, nor under a bushel, but on a candlestick, in order that those coming in may see the 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 light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye may be clear, truly thy whole body is lighted; but when it may be had, truly thy body is 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 evil, your body also is full of darkness.
35 See then that the light which is in thee is not darkness.
Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.
36 If then thy whole body is lighted, having no part dark, all will be lighted, as when a lamp may light thee with its brightness.
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 Pharisee asked Him, that He would dine with him: and having come in, He sat up at the table.
Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.
38 And the Pharisee seeing, was astonished because He was not first baptized before dinner.
When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
39 And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees purify the outside of the cup and the plate, but the 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 fools, did not the One having made the outside also make the inside?
You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?
41 Therefore give alms of your substance; and behold all things are pure unto you.
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! because you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and you pass by judgment and the love of God: it behooveth 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 God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! because you love the front seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the forums.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Woe unto you! because you are like tombs unseen, and men walking over them do not know it.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don’t know it.”
45 And a certain one of the theologians responding says to Him, Teacher, speaking these things yon indeed insult us.
One of the Torah scholars answered him, “Rabbi, in saying this you insult us also.”
46 And He said, Woe unto you, theologians! because you lay burdens on the people difficult to be borne, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
He said, “Woe to you Torah scholars also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
47 Woe unto you! because you build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Therefore you are witnesses and you consent unto the works of your fathers: because they slew them, and you build.
So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49 Therefore the wisdom of God said, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will slay and persecute.
Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and emissaries; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
50 In order that the blood of all the prophets poured out from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation;
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 unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say unto 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 tell you, it will be required of this generation.
52 Woe unto you, theologians! because you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not come in, and you prohibited those who were coming in.
Woe to you Torah scholars! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”
53 And He having come out from thence, the scribes and Pharisees began vehemently to press on Him, and mouth after Him concerning many things;
As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him,
54 laying in wait, to catch something from His mouth.
lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
