Luke 11:4-22

4AndG2532 forgiveG863 usG1473 ourG1473 sinsG266, forG1063 weG846 alsoG2532 forgiveG863 everyone whoG3956 sins againstG3784 usG1473. AndG2532 leadG1533 usG1473 notG3361 intoG1519 temptationG3986.1’”

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 fishG2486,2 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!”

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 BeelzebulG954,3 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.