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.
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."
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. "When you pray, say, "Father, hallowed be thy name; May thy kingdom come,
3 give us day by day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins,
"Give us day by day our bread for the coming day;
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."
"Forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone who has offended us; "And bring us not into temptation."
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,
He also said to them. "Suppose you have a friend and you go to him, ‘My friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
6 and I have nothing to set before him:
"for a friend of mine is 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 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.’
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 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.
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 shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall 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.
"For he that asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door shall 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,
"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?
12 will he give him a scorpion?
"Or if he asks for an egg, will offer 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 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!"
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.
Once he was casting out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people wondered.
15 But some of them said, He casteth out demons by Beelzebub the prince of demons:
But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he cast out demons."
16 and others, to try Him, desired of Him a sign from heaven.
Others, tempting him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
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,
He knew their intentions and said to them. "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste and house falls upon house.
18 how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say, that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
"And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges.
"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.
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 it is by the finger of God that I am casting out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 for when a strong man well-armed defends his palace, his substance is secure:
"When the strong man fully aroused keeps guard over his homestead, his property is undisturbed;
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 the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.
23 He, that is not with me, is against me; and he, that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
"He who is not for me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering.
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 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.’
25 and when he cometh he findeth it swept and set in order.
When it comes and finds the house completely swept and garnished.
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 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."
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!
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."
28 but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.
"No, rather," he answered, "blessed are those who listen to the word of God, and keep 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:
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;
30 for as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
"for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of 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 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!
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 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!
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.
"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.
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 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.
35 Take heed therefore least the light which is in thee be darkness.
"Look carefully! Perhaps that very light of yours is 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, 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."
37 And as He spake, a certain pharisee asked Him to dine with him: and He went in and sat down at table.
When he had finished speaking a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in with him and reclined.
38 And when the pharisee saw it he wondered that He did not wash first, before dinner.
And the Pharisee noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,
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.
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.
40 Senseless creatures! Did not He who made the outside, make also that which is within? give alms rather according to your ability:
"Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
41 and behold all things are clean to you.
"Better cleanse what is within, and nothing will be unclean for 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 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.
43 Wo unto you pharisees; for ye love the chief seat in synagogues, and salutations in public places.
"Woe unto you Pharisee! for you delight in the best seats in the synagogue, and in the salutation in the market-places.
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 unto you! for you are like the tombs which are hidden, and men walk over them unsuspecting."
45 And one of the doctors of the law answered and said unto Him, Master, in saying these things thou reproachest us also.
Hereupon one of the lawyers exclaimed, "But teacher, in saying such things you are also reproaching 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.
"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.
47 Wo unto you; who build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
"Woe to you! for you are building the tombs of the prophets whom you ancestors killed.
48 Thus ye testify that ye approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they put them to death, and ye build their sepulchres.
"So you are witnesses, and you consent to the actions of your ancestors. for they killed them, and you build 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:
"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;
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 from 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 Zachariah, who perished between the alter and the sanctuary; yes; I tell 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, for you have taken away the key of knowledge!’ You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who are trying to enter."
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,
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,
54 laying snares for Him, and endeavouring to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse Him.
laying in wait for him, in order to catch a word from his lips.
