Berean Standard Bible

Luke 11:1-33

1One dayΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐνKai egeneto enG2532 G1096 G1722inἐνenG1722aτινὶtiniG5100placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereὡςhōsG5613JesusαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588had just finishedἐπαύσατο,epausatoG1510 G3973prayingπροσευχόμενον,proseuchomenonG4336,oneτιςtisG5100of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101requestedεἶπέν πρὸς αὐτόν·eipen pros autonG2036 G4314 G846, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,teachδίδαξονdidaxonG1321usG1473to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,justκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491taughtἐδίδαξενedidaxenG1321hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101.”

2SoδὲdeG1161JesustoldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752you prayπροσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheG4336,sayλέγετε·legeteG3004: ‘FatherπάτερpaterG3962,hallowed beἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōG37Yourσου·souG4771τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932comeἐλθέτωelthetōG2064.

3GiveδίδουdidouG1325usG1473eachκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596τὸνtonG3588dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250ourG1473τὸνtonG3588dailyἐπιούσιονepiousionG1967τὸtoG3588breadἄρτονartonG740.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἄφεςaphesG863usG1473ourG1473τὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,forγὰρgarG1063weαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἀφίομενaphiomenG863everyone whoπαντὶpantiG3956sins againstὀφείλοντιopheilontiG3784usG1473.AndκαὶkaiG2532leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533usG1473notμὴmēG3361intoεἰςeisG1519temptationπειρασμόνpeirasmonG3986.’”

5ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “Suppose oneτίςtisG5101ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771goesπορεύσεταιporeusetaiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846ἕξειhexeiG2192hisfriendφίλον,philonG5384καὶkaiG2532at midnightμεσονυκτίουmesonuktiouG3317andκαὶkaiG2532saysεἴπῃ αὐτῷ·eipē autōG2036 G846, ‘Friendφίλε,phileG5384,lendχρῆσόνchrēsonG5531meG1473threeτρεῖςtreisG5140loavesἄρτους,artousG740of bread,

6becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894afriendφίλοςphilosG5384of mineG1473has comeπαρεγένετοparegenetoG3854toπρόςprosG4314meG1473onἐξexG1537a journeyὁδοῦhodouG3598,andκαὶkaiG2532I haveἔχωechōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756ὃhoG3739to set beforeπαραθήσωparathēsōG3908himαὐτῷ·autōG846.’

7AndG2548suppose the oneinsideἔσωθενesōthenG2081answersἀποκριθεὶς εἴπῃ·apokritheis eipēG611 G2036, ‘Do notμήmēG3361botherκόπους πάρεχε.kopous parecheG3930 G2873meG1473. MyἡhēG3588doorθύραthuraG2374is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235shutκέκλεισται,kekleistaiG2808,andG2532myG1473τὰtaG3588childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813andμετ᾽met᾽G3326IG1473areεἰσίν·eisinG1510inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588bedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845.I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG3756 G1410get upἀναστὰςanastasG450to giveδοῦναίdounaiG1325youσοι.soiG4771anything.’

8I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487he will not get upοὐ ἀναστὰςou anastasG3756 G450to provideδώσειdōseiG1325for himαὐτῷautōG846because ofδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846friendshipτὸ φίλονto philonG3588 G1510 G5384,yetγεgeG1065because ofδιάdiaG1223the man’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588persistenceἀναίδειανanaideianG335,he will get upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453andgiveδώσειdōseiG1325himαὐτῷautōG846as much asὅσωνhosōnG3745he needsχρῄζει.chrēzeiG5535.

9So IG2504tellλέγω·legōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771:Askαἰτεῖτε,aiteiteG154,andG2532it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to youὑμῖν·huminG4771;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,andG2532you will findεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,andG2532the doorwill be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

10ForγὰρgarG1063everyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588who asksαἰτῶνaitōnG154receivesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983καὶkaiG2532;he whoὁhoG3588seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147;andκαὶkaiG2532to him whoτῷtōG3588knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925, the doorwill be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

11δὲdeG1161WhatΤίναTinaG5101τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962amongἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771, if hisὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207asks forαἰτήσειaitēseiG154a fishἰχθύν,ichthunG2486,will giveἐπιδώσει;epidōseiG1929himαὐτῷautōG846a snakeὄφινophinG3789insteadκαὶ ἀντὶ ἰχθύοςkai anti ichthuosG2532 G473 G2486?

12Orἢ καὶē kaiG2228 G2532ifhe asks forαἰτήσειaitēseiG154an eggᾠόν,ōonG5609,will giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929himαὐτῷautōG846a scorpionσκορπίον;skorpionG4651?

13SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771who areὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190know howG1492to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390toτοῖςtoisG3588yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123willὁhoG3588yourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962ὁhoG3588inἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772giveδώσειdōseiG1325theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846!”

14One dayΚαὶKaiG2532JesuswasἦνēnG1510driving outἐκβάλλωνekballōnG1544a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140καὶkaiG2532thatαὐτὸautoG846wasἦνēnG1510muteκωφόν.kōphonG2974.And whenἐγένετο δὲegeneto deG1161 G1096theτοῦtouG3588demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140was goneἐξελθόντοςexelthontosG1831,theὁhoG3588man who had beenmuteκωφός,kōphosG2974spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980καὶkaiG2532.TheοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοι.¶ochloiG3793were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296,

15butδὲdeG1161someΤινὲςTinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846saidεἶπον·eiponG2036, “It isbyἐνenG1722BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,theτῷtōG3588princeἄρχοντιarchontiG758of theτῶνtōnG3588demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140, thatHe drives outἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

16AndδὲdeG1161othersἝτεροιHeteroiG2087testedπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985παρ᾽par᾽G3844Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846by demandingἐζήτουνezētounG2212a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

17δὲdeG1161KnowingG1492theirαὐτὸςautosG846τὰtaG3588thoughtsδιανοήματαdianoēmataG1270, JesusαὐτῶνautōnG846saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedδιαμερισθεῖσαdiameristheisaG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438will be laid wasteἐρημοῦται,erēmoutaiG2049,andκαὶkaiG2532a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624divided againstἐπὶepiG1909a houseοἶκονoikonG3624will fallπίπτει.pipteiG4098.

18δὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532IfεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567is dividedδιεμερίσθη,diemeristhēG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,howπῶςpōsG4459can hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846ἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?After allὅτιhotiG3754,you say thatλέγετεlegeteG3004IG1473drive outἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140byἐνenG1722BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954.

19AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473drive outἐκβάλλωekballōG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140byἐνenG1722BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,byἐνenG1722whomτίνιtiniG5101do yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207drive them outἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544?So thenδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will beἔσονται.esontaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

20ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473drive outἐκβάλλωekballōG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140byἐνenG1722thefingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenἄραaraG686theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

21WhenὅτανhotanG3752ὁhoG3588a strongἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478man,fully armedκαθωπλισμένοςkathōplismenosG2528,guardsφυλάσσῃphulassēG5442hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588houseαὐλήν,aulēnG833,hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225areἐστὶνestinG1510secureἐν εἰρήνῃen eirēnēG1722 G1515.

22ButδὲdeG1161whenἐπὰνepanG1875someonestrongerἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦischuroteros autouG2478 G846attacksἐπελθὼνepelthōnG1904andoverpowersνικήσῃnikēsēG3528himαὐτόν,autonG846,he takes awayαἴρειaireiG142theαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whichᾗhēG3739the mantrustedἐπεποίθει,epepoitheiG3982,andκαὶkaiG2532thenhe divides upδιαδίδωσιν.diadidōsinG1239hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588plunderσκῦλαskulaG4661.

23He whoὁhoG3588isὢνōnG1510notμὴmēG3361withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473isἐστιν,estinG1510againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596MeἐμοῦemouG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588does not gatherμὴ συνάγωνmē sunagōnG3361 G4863withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeἐμοῦemouG1473scattersσκορπίζει.¶skorpizeiG4650.

24WhenὍτανHotanG3752τὸtoG3588an uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151comes outἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831ofἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588a manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223aridἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσιν.anapausinG372andκαὶkaiG2532does not findμὴ εὑρίσκονmē heuriskonG3361 G2147it.ThenτότεtoteG5119it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnὑποστρέψωhupostrepsōG5290toεἰςeisG1519theG1473τὸνtonG3588houseοἶκόνoikonG3624I leftὅθεν ἐξῆλθον.hothen exēlthonG3606 G1831.’

25καὶkaiG2532On its returnἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147the houseswept cleanσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563andκαὶkaiG2532put in orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

26ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198andκαὶkaiG2532bringsπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880sevenἑπτά,heptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151more wickedπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190than itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532they go inεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525anddwellκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563.AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588finalἔσχαταeschataG2078plightof thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565τοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων.¶prōtōnG4413.”

27AsἘγένετο δὲ ἐνEgeneto de enG1161 G1096 G1722JesusαὐτὸνautonG846τῷtōG3588was sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,aτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135inἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793raisedἐπάρασάeparasaG1869hervoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “BlessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107istheἡhēG3588wombκοιλίαkoiliaG2836ἡhēG3588that boreβαστάσασάbastasasaG941Youσε,seG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532blessed are thebreastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149thatοὓςhousG3739nursed Youἐθήλασας.ethēlasasG2337!”

28ButδὲdeG1161HeαὐτὸςautosG846repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107ratherμενοῦνmenounG3304arethose whoοἱhoiG3588hearἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532obey itφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442.”

29AsδὲdeG1161theΤῶνTōnG3588crowdsὄχλωνochlōnG3793were increasingἐπαθροιζομένωνepathroizomenōnG1865, Jesussaidλέγειν·legeinG756 G3004, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588γενεὰgeneaG1074isἐστιν.estinG1510a wickedπονηράponēraG4190generationγενεὰgeneaG1074.It demandsζητεῖ,zēteiG2212a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592,butκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐouG3756σημεῖονsēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325itαὐτῇautēaG846exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.

30ForγὰρgarG1063asκαθὼςkathōsG2531JonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a signσημεῖον,sēmeionG4592to theτοῖςtoisG3588NinevitesΝινευίταιςNineuitaisG3536,soοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will beἔσταιestaiG1510a signto thisταύτῃ.tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.

31The QueenβασίλισσαbasilissaG938of the SouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074andκαὶkaiG2532condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632themαὐτούς·autousG846;forὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος,SolomōnosG4672,andκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400OnegreaterπλεῖονpleionG4119than SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672ishereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

32ThemenἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920withμετὰmetaG3326thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074andκαὶkaiG2532condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632itαὐτήν·autēnG846;forὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340atεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ,IōnaG2495,andκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400OnegreaterπλεῖονpleionG4119than JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495ishereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

33No oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762lightsἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088andputs itτίθησινtithēsinG5087inεἰςeisG1519a cellarκρύπτηνkruptēnG2926orοὐδὲoudeG3761underὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588a basketμόδιονmodionG3426.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, he sets itonἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588a standλυχνίανluchnianG3087,soἵναinaG2443thoseοἱhoiG3588who enterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531can seeβλέπωσιν.¶blepōsinG991theτὸtoG3588lightG5338.

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