Berean Standard Bible

Luke 11:4-22

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.

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