Luke 11

The Lord’s Prayer

(Matthew 6:5–15)

1One day inG1722 aG5100 placeG5117 whereG5613 Jesus had just finishedG1510G3973 prayingG4336, oneG5100 of HisG846 disciplesG3101 requestedG2036G4314G846, “LordG2962, teachG1321 usG1473 to prayG4336, justG2532 asG2531 JohnG2491 taughtG1321 hisG846 disciplesG3101.”

2SoG1161 Jesus toldG2036 themG846, “WhenG3752 you prayG4336, sayG3004:

Ask, Seek, Knock

(Matthew 7:7–12)

5ThenG2532 Jesus saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “Suppose one ofG1537 youG4771 goesG4198 toG4314 his friendG5384 at midnightG3317 andG2532 saysG2036G846, ‘FriendG5384, lendG5531 meG1473 threeG5140 loavesG740 of bread, 6becauseG1894 a friendG5384 of mineG1473 has comeG3854 toG4314 meG1473 onG1537 a journeyG3598, andG2532 I haveG2192 nothingG3756 to set beforeG3908 himG846.’

7AndG2548 suppose the one insideG2081 answersG611G2036, ‘Do notG3361 botherG3930G2873 meG1473. My doorG2374 is alreadyG2235 shutG2808, andG2532 myG1473 childrenG3813 andG3326 IG1473 areG1510 inG1519 bedG2845. I cannotG3756G1410 get upG450 to giveG1325 youG4771 anything.’

8I tellG3004 youG4771, evenG2532 thoughG1487 he will not get upG3756G450 to provideG1325 for himG846 because ofG1223 hisG846 friendshipG3588G1510G5384, yetG1065 because ofG1223 the man’s persistenceG335, he will get upG1453 and giveG1325 himG846 as much asG3745 he needsG5535.

9So IG2504 tellG3004 youG4771: AskG154, andG2532 it will be givenG1325 to youG4771; seekG2212, andG2532 you will findG2147; knockG2925, andG2532 the door will be openedG455 to youG4771. 10ForG1063 everyoneG3956 who asksG154 receivesG2983; he whoG3588 seeksG2212 findsG2147; andG2532 to him whoG3588 knocksG2925, the door will be openedG455.

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WhatG5101 fatherG3962 amongG1537 youG4771, if his sonG5207 asks forG154 a fishG2486,4 will giveG1929 himG846 a snakeG3789 insteadG2532G473G2486? 12OrG2228G2532 if he asks forG154 an eggG5609, will giveG1929 himG846 a scorpionG4651? 13SoG3767 ifG1487 youG4771 who areG5225 evilG4190 know howG1492 to giveG1325 goodG18 giftsG1390 toG3588 yourG4771 childrenG5043, how muchG4214 moreG3123 willG3588 your FatherG3962 inG1537 heavenG3772 giveG1325 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 to those whoG3588 askG154 HimG846!”

A House Divided

(Matthew 12:22–30; Mark 3:20–27)

14One day Jesus wasG1510 driving outG1544 a demonG1140 thatG846 wasG1510 muteG2974. And whenG1161G1096 theG3588 demonG1140 was goneG1831, theG3588 man who had been muteG2974 spokeG2980. TheG3588 crowdsG3793 were amazedG2296, 15butG1161 someG5100 ofG1537 themG846 saidG2036, “It is byG1722 BeelzebulG954,5 theG3588 princeG758 of theG3588 demonsG1140, that He drives outG1544 demonsG1140.” 16AndG1161 othersG2087 testedG3985 HimG846 by demandingG2212 a signG4592 fromG1537 heavenG3772.

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KnowingG1492 theirG846 thoughtsG1270, Jesus saidG2036 to themG846, “EveryG3956 kingdomG932 dividedG1266 againstG1909 itselfG1438 will be laid wasteG2049, andG2532 a houseG3624 divided againstG1909 a houseG3624 will fallG4098. 18IfG1487 SatanG4567 is dividedG1266 againstG1909 himselfG1438, howG4459 can hisG846 kingdomG932 standG2476? After allG3754, you say thatG3004 IG1473 drive outG1544 demonsG1140 byG1722 BeelzebulG954. 19AndG1161 ifG1487 IG1473 drive outG1544 demonsG1140 byG1722 BeelzebulG954, byG1722 whomG5101 do yourG4771 sonsG5207 drive them outG1544? So thenG1223G3778, theyG846 will beG1510 yourG4771 judgesG2923. 20ButG1161 ifG1487 IG1473 drive outG1544 demonsG1140 byG1722 the fingerG1147 of GodG2316, thenG686 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 has comeG5348 uponG1909 youG4771.

21WhenG3752 a strongG2478 man, fully armedG2528, guardsG5442 hisG1438 houseG833, hisG846 possessionsG5225 areG1510 secureG1722G1515. 22ButG1161 whenG1875 someone strongerG2478G846 attacksG1904 and overpowersG3528 himG846, he takes awayG142 the armorG3833 inG1909 whichG3739 the man trustedG3982, andG2532 then he divides upG1239 hisG846 plunderG4661.

23He whoG3588 isG1510 notG3361 withG3326 MeG1473 isG1510 againstG2596 MeG1473, andG2532 he whoG3588 does not gatherG3361G4863 withG3326 MeG1473 scattersG4650.

An Unclean Spirit Returns

(Matthew 12:43–45)

24WhenG3752 an uncleanG169 spiritG4151 comes outG1831 ofG575 a manG444, it passesG1330 throughG1223 aridG504 placesG5117 seekingG2212 restG372 andG2532 does not findG3361G2147 it. ThenG5119 it saysG3004, ‘I will returnG5290 toG1519 the houseG3624 I leftG3606G1831.’ 25On its returnG2064, it findsG2147 the house swept cleanG4563 andG2532 put in orderG2885. 26ThenG5119 it goesG4198 andG2532 bringsG3880 sevenG2033 otherG2087 spiritsG4151 more wickedG4190 than itselfG1438, andG2532 they go inG1525 and dwellG2730 thereG1563. AndG2532 theG3588 finalG2078 plight of thatG1565 manG444 isG1096 worseG5501 than theG3588 firstG4413.”

True Blessedness

27AsG1161G1096G1722 Jesus was sayingG3004 these thingsG3778, aG5100 womanG1135 inG1537 theG3588 crowdG3793 raisedG1869 her voiceG5456 and saidG2036, “BlessedG3107 is theG3588 wombG2836 that boreG941 YouG4771, andG2532 blessed are the breastsG3149 thatG3739 nursed YouG2337!”

28ButG1161 HeG846 repliedG2036, “BlessedG3107 ratherG3304 are those whoG3588 hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 andG2532 obey itG5442.”

The Sign of Jonah

(Jonah 3:1–10; Matthew 12:38–42)

29AsG1161 theG3588 crowdsG3793 were increasingG1865, Jesus saidG756G3004, “ThisG3778 isG1510 a wickedG4190 generationG1074. It demandsG2212 a signG4592, butG2532 noneG3756 will be givenG1325 itG846 exceptG1487G3361 theG3588 signG4592 of JonahG2495. 30ForG1063 asG2531 JonahG2495 wasG1096 a signG4592 to theG3588 NinevitesG3536, soG3779G2532 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 will beG1510 a sign to thisG3778 generationG1074.

31The QueenG938 of the SouthG3558 will riseG1453 atG1722 theG3588 judgmentG2920 withG3326 theG3588 menG435 of thisG3778 generationG1074 andG2532 condemnG2632 themG846; forG3754 she cameG2064 fromG1537 theG3588 endsG4009 of theG3588 earthG1093 to hearG191 theG3588 wisdomG4678 of SolomonG4672, andG2532 nowG2400 One greaterG4119 than SolomonG4672 is hereG5602. 32The menG435 of NinevehG3536 will standG450 atG1722 theG3588 judgmentG2920 withG3326 thisG3778 generationG1074 andG2532 condemnG2632 itG846; forG3754 they repentedG3340 atG1519 theG3588 preachingG2782 of JonahG2495, andG2532 nowG2400 One greaterG4119 than JonahG2495 is hereG5602.

The Lamp of the Body

(Matthew 6:22–24)

33No oneG3762 lightsG681 a lampG3088 and puts itG5087 inG1519 a cellarG2926 or underG5259 a basketG3426. InsteadG235, he sets it onG1909 a standG3087, soG2443 thoseG3588 who enterG1531 can seeG991 theG3588 lightG5338.

34YourG4771 eyeG3788 isG1510 theG3588 lampG3088 of yourG3588 bodyG4983. WhenG3752 yourG4771 eyesG3788 areG1510 goodG573,6 yourG4771 wholeG3650 bodyG4983 alsoG2532 isG1510 full of lightG5460. ButG1161 whenG1875 they areG1510 badG4190,7 yourG4771 bodyG4983 is full of darknessG4652. 35Be carefulG4648, thenG3767, that theG3588 lightG5457 withinG1722 youG4771 isG1510 notG3361 darknessG4655. 36SoG3767 ifG1487 yourG4771 whole bodyG4983 is fullG3650 of lightG5460, with noG3361 partG3313 of it in darknessG2192G4652, you will beG1510 radiantG3650G5460, asG5613 thoughG3752 a lampG3088 were shiningG796G5461 on youG4771.”

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Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law

(Matthew 23:1–36)

AsG1722 Jesus was speakingG2980, a PhariseeG5330 invitedG2065 HimG846 toG3704 dineG709 withG3844 himG846; so He went inG1525 and reclined at the tableG377. 38ButG1161 theG3588 PhariseeG5330 was surprisedG2296 to seeG3708 thatG3754 Jesus did not first washG3756G907G4412 beforeG4253 theG3588 mealG712.

39ThenG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 saidG2036, “NowG3568 youG4771 PhariseesG5330 cleanG2511 theG3588 outsideG1855 of theG3588 cupG4221 andG2532 dishG4094, butG1161 insideG2081 youG4771 are fullG1073 of greedG724 andG2532 wickednessG4189. 40You foolsG878! Did notG3756 theG3588 One who madeG4160 theG3588 outsideG1855 makeG4160 theG3588 insideG2081 as wellG2532? 41ButG4133 giveG1325 as almsG1654 the things thatG3588 are withinG1751 you, andG2532 beholdG2400, everythingG3956 will beG1510 cleanG2513 for youG4771.

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WoeG3759 to youG4771 PhariseesG5330! ForG3754 you pay tithes ofG586G3588 mintG2238, rueG4076, andG2532 everyG3956 herbG3001, butG2532 you disregardG3928 justiceG2920 andG2532 theG3588 loveG26 of GodG2316. You should haveG1163 practicedG4160 the latter withoutG3361 neglectingG3935 the former.

43WoeG3759 to youG4771 PhariseesG5330! ForG3754 you loveG25 theG3588 chief seatsG4410 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864 andG2532 theG3588 greetingsG783 inG1722 theG3588 marketplacesG58. 44WoeG3759 to youG4771! ForG3754 you areG1510 likeG5613 unmarkedG82 gravesG3419, which menG444 walkG4043 overG1883 withoutG3756 even noticingG1492.”

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OneG5100 of theG3588 experts in the lawG3544 toldG611G3004 HimG846, “TeacherG1320, when You sayG3004 these thingsG3778, You insultG5195 usG1473 as wellG2532.”

46“WoeG3759 to youG4771 as wellG2532, experts in the lawG3544!” He repliedG2036. “ForG3754 you weigh men downG5412G3588G444 with heavy burdensG5413G1419, butG2532 you yourselvesG846 will not liftG3756G4379 aG1520G4771G3588 finger to lightenG1147 their loadG5413.

47WoeG3759 to youG4771! ForG3754 you buildG3618 tombsG3419 for theG3588 prophetsG4396, butG1161 it was yourG4771 fathersG3962 who killedG615 themG846. 48SoG686 you areG1510 witnessesG3144 consentingG4909 to theG3588 deedsG2041 ofG3588 yourG4771 fathersG3962: TheyG846 killedG615 the prophets, andG1161 youG4771 buildG3618 their tombs. 49Because of thisG1223G3778, theG3588 wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 saidG2036, ‘I will sendG649 themG846 prophetsG4396 andG2532 apostlesG652; some ofG1537 themG846 they will killG615 andG2532 others they will persecuteG1377.’

50As a resultG2443, thisG3778 generationG1074 will be chargedG1567 withG575 theG3588 bloodG129 of allG3956 theG3588 prophetsG4396 thatG3588 has been shedG1632 sinceG575 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, 51fromG575 the bloodG129 of AbelG6 toG2193 the bloodG129 of ZechariahG2197, whoG3588 was killedG622 betweenG3342 theG3588 altarG2379 andG2532 theG3588 sanctuaryG3624.8 YesG3483, I tellG3004 youG4771, all of it will be chargedG1567 toG575 thisG3778 generationG1074.

52WoeG3759 to youG4771 experts in the lawG3544! ForG3754 you have taken awayG142 theG3588 keyG2807 toG3588 knowledgeG1108. You yourselvesG846 have not enteredG3756G1525, andG2532 you have hinderedG2967 those whoG3588 were enteringG1525.”

53AsG846 Jesus went onG1831 from thereG2547, theG3588 scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 beganG756 to oppose Him bitterlyG1171G1758 andG2532 to ply Him with questionsG653G846 aboutG4012 many thingsG4119, 54waitingG1748 to catchG2340 HimG846 in somethingG5100 He might sayG1537G846G3588G4750.