Luke 11
1 It happened he was praying in a certain place, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us how to pray, just as Johntaught 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 So he said to them. "When you pray, say, "Father, hallowed be thy name; May 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 us day by day our bread for the coming day;
Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 "Forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone who has offended us; "And bring 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 He also said to them. "Suppose you have a friend and you go to him, ‘My friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
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 of mine is 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 he from indoors shall answer. ‘Do not pester me. The door is now closed, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give to you.’
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 tell you that, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunate persistence he will rise and give him whatever 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 "So I say to you. "Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to 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 he that asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door shall be opened.
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
11 "What father is there among you who, if his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish will give him instead 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 if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion?
Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?
13 "If you give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father who is in heaven give the Holy spirit to those 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 Once he was casting out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people wondered.
He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marvelled.
15 But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he cast out demons."
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
16 Others, tempting him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 He knew their intentions and said to them. "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste 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 also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?
If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 "Do you say that I am casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub? If I then am casting out demons by Beelzebub, by whom are your sons casting them out? They therefore 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 it is by the finger of God that I am casting out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.
21 "When the strong man fully aroused keeps guard over his homestead, his property is undisturbed;
“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
22 "but when the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armour in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.
23 "He who is not for me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering.
“He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
24 "Whenever a foul spirit is gone out of a man, it roams through waterless places, in search of rest; but when it can find none, it says, ‘I will go back to the house which I have left.’
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 When it comes and finds the house completely swept and garnished.
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
26 "Then it goes off and fetches seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live 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 It happened while he was saying this, that a certain woman out of the crowd shouted to him, saying, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breast that you have sucked."
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 "No, rather," he answered, "blessed are those who listen to 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 When the crowd were beginning to throng about him he proceeded to say. "This is an evil generation! It seeks a sign, and there shall be no sign be given to it except the sign of 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 became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man be 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 shall rise up in Judgement with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, one greater than Solomon is here!
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgement 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 the Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with his generation and shall condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and lo! one greater than Jonah is here!
The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgement with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the proclaiming of Jonah; and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
33 "When one lights a lamp he does not put it in a cellar nor under the bushel, but on a lamp-stand that those who enter 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 lamp of the body is your eye; when your eye is single then your whole body is full of light; but when it is evil your whole body is full of darkness.
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 "Look carefully! Perhaps that very light of yours is darkness.
Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.
36 "If, however, your whole body is full of light, without having any part dark, it will be wholly radiant with light, as when the lamp illumines you with its bright rays."
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 When he had finished speaking a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in with him and reclined.
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 noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,
When the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
39 but the Lord said to him. "You Pharisee do cleanse the outside of your cup or plate, but your secret heart 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 "Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?
41 "Better cleanse what is within, and nothing will be unclean for 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 Pharisee! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and disregard justice and the love of God; but these you ought to have done, and not leave the other undone.
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 Pharisee! for you delight in the best seats in the synagogue, and in the salutation in the market-places.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44 "Woe unto you! for you are like the tombs which are hidden, and men walk over them unsuspecting."
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 Hereupon one of the lawyers exclaimed, "But teacher, in saying such things you are also reproaching us also."
One of the Torah scholars answered him, “Rabbi, in saying this you insult us also.”
46 "Woe unto you lawyers also!" said Jesus, "for you load men with irksome burdens, and you yourselves will 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 to you! for you are building the tombs of the prophets whom you ancestors killed.
Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 "So you are witnesses, and you consent to the actions of your ancestors. for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49 "For this reason also said the Wisdom of God. ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and some they will 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 "so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed 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 to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the alter and the sanctuary; yes; 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 tell you, it will be required of this generation.
52 "Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge!’ You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who are trying to enter."
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 After he had gone away, the Scribes and the Pharisee began to set themselves vehemently against him, and to cross-question him upon many points,
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 for him, in order to catch a word from his lips.
lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
