New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 11:1-33

1It happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that whileG1722Jesus was prayingπροσευχόμενον,proseuchomenonG4336in a certainτινὶtiniG5100placeτόπῳtopōG5117,afterὡςhōsG5613He had finishedἐπαύσατο,epausatoG3973,oneτιςtisG5100of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,teachδίδαξονdidaxonG1321us to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532taughtἐδίδαξενedidaxenG1321his disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101.”

2And He saidλέγετε·legeteG3004to them, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752you prayπροσεύχησθε,proseuchēstheG4336,sayG3004: ‘FatherπάτερpaterG3962,hallowedἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōG37be Your nameὄνομάonomaG3686.Your kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932comeἐλθέτωelthetōG2064.

3GiveδίδουdidouG1325useachκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250ourdailyἐπιούσιονepiousionG1967breadἄρτονartonG740.

4And forgiveἄφεςaphesG863us our sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,For we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoG2532forgiveἀφίομενaphiomenG863everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whois indebtedὀφείλοντιopheilontiG3784to us.And leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533us not into temptationπειρασμόνpeirasmonG3986.’”

5ThenG2532He saidG3004to them, “SupposeG5101oneG5101of you hasἕξειhexeiG2192a friendφίλον,philonG5384,and goesπορεύσεταιporeusetaiG4198to him at midnightμεσονυκτίουmesonuktiouG3317and saysG3004to him, ‘Friendφίλε,phileG5384,lendχρῆσόνchrēsonG5531me threeτρεῖςtreisG5140loavesἄρτους,artousG740;

6for a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of mineG1473has comeπαρεγένετοparegenetoG3854to me from a journeyὁδοῦhodouG3598,and I haveἔχωechōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756to setπαραθήσωparathēsōG3908beforeG3908him’;

7and from insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081he answersἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saysG3004, ‘Do not botherκόπους πάρεχε.kopous parecheG2873 G3930me; the doorθύραthuraG2374has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235been shutκέκλεισται,kekleistaiG2808and my childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813and I are in bedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845;I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756getἀναστὰςanastasG450up and giveδοῦναίdounaiG1325you anything.’

8I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487he will not getἀναστὰςanastasG450up and giveδώσειdōseiG1325him anythingbecauseδιὰdiaG1223he is his friendφίλονphilonG5384,yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223of hispersistenceἀναίδειανanaideianG335he will getἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up and giveδώσειdōseiG1325him as muchὅσωνhosōnG3745as he needsχρῄζει.chrēzeiG5535.

9“SoG2532I sayλέγω·legōG3004to you,askαἰτεῖτε,aiteiteG154,and it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to you;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,and you will findεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,and it will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455to you.

10For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who asksαἰτῶνaitōnG154,receivesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983;and he who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212,findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147;and to him who knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925,it will be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

11NowδὲdeG1161supposeG5101oneG5101of you fathersπατέραpateraG3962is askedαἰτήσειaitēseiG154by his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207for afishἰχθύν,ichthunG2486;he will not giveἐπιδώσει;epidōseiG1929him a snakeὄφινophinG3789insteadἀντὶantiG473of a fishἰχθύοςichthuosG2486, will he?

12OrἢēG2228ifhe is askedαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for an eggᾠόν,ōonG5609,he will not giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a scorpionσκορπίον;skorpionG4651, will he?

13IfεἰeiG1487you thenοὖνounG3767,beingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowG3609howG3609to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390to your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will yourheavenlyἐξ οὐρανοῦex ouranouG1537 G3772FatherπατὴρpatērG3962giveδώσειdōseiG1325the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to thoseG3588who askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Him?”

14And He was castingἐκβάλλωνekballōnG1544out a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140,and it was muteκωφόν.kōphonG2974;when the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140had goneἐξελθόντοςexelthontosG1831out, the muteκωφός,kōphosG2974manG2974spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980;and the crowdsὄχλοι.¶ochloiG3793were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296.

15But someΤινὲςTinesG5100of them saidG3004, “He castsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,the rulerἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

16OthersἝτεροιHeteroiG2087,to testπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985Him,were demandingἐζήτουνezētounG2212of Him asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

17But He knewG3609their thoughtsδιανοήματαdianoēmataG1270and saidG3004to them, “AnyπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedδιαμερισθεῖσαdiameristheisaG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438is laidG2049wasteG2049;and a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624dividedagainstἐπὶepiG1909itselfοἶκονoikonG3624fallsπίπτει.pipteiG4098.

18IfεἰeiG1487SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567alsoκαὶkaiG2532is dividedδιεμερίσθη,diemeristhēG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,howπῶςpōsG4459will his kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?For you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004that I castἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544out demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954.

19And ifεἰeiG1487I byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544out demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140,by whomτίνιtiniG5101do your sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207castἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544them out? Soδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778they will be your judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

20But ifεἰeiG1487I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544out demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140by thefingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenἄραaraG686the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon you.

21WhenὅτανhotanG3752a strongἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478man,fullyG2528armedG2528,guardsφυλάσσῃphulassēG5442his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438houseαὐλήν,aulēnG833,his possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225areundisturbedἐν εἰρήνῃen eirēnēG1722 G1515.

22But whenἐπὰνepanG1875someone strongerἰσχυρότεροςischuroterosG2478than he attacksἐπελθὼνepelthōnG1904him and overpowersνικήσῃnikēsēG3528him, he takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142from him allG3833his armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833on whichᾗhēG3739he had reliedἐπεποίθει,epepoitheiG3982and distributesδιαδίδωσιν.diadidōsinG1239his plunderσκῦλαskulaG4661.

23He who is not with Me is againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Me; and he who does not gatherσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863with Me, scattersσκορπίζει.¶skorpizeiG4650.

24“WhenὍτανHotanG3752the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151goesἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831out ofa manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterlessἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσιν.anapausinG372,and not findingεὑρίσκονheuriskonG2147any, it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnὑποστρέψωhupostrepsōG5290to my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624from whichὅθενhothenG3606I cameἐξῆλθον.exēlthonG1831.’

25And when it comesἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147it sweptσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563and putG2885in orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

26ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198and takesπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880alongsevenἑπτά,heptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151moreπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190evilG4190than itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,and they goεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525in and liveκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563;and the lastἔσχαταeschataG2078state of that manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than the firstπρώτων.¶prōtōnG4413.”

27WhileἐνenG1722Jesus was sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,oneτιςtisG5100of the womenγυνὴgunēG1135in the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793raisedἐπάρασάeparasaG1869her voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and saidG3004to Him, “BlessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107is the wombκοιλίαkoiliaG2836that boreβαστάσασάbastasasaG941You and the breastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149at whichοὓςhousG3739You nursedἐθήλασας.ethēlasasG2337.”

28But He saidG3004,“On the contraryG3303 G3767,blessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethoseG3588who hearἀκούοντεςakouontesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and observeφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442it.”

29As the crowdsὄχλωνochlōnG3793were increasingἐπαθροιζομένωνepathroizomenōnG1865,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778generationγενεὰgeneaG1074is a wickedπονηράponēraG4190generationγενεὰgeneaG1074; itseeksζητεῖ,zēteiG2212for asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592, and yetnoοὐouG3756signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to it but thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.

30For justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asJonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096asignσημεῖον,sēmeionG4592to the NinevitesΝινευίταιςNineuitaisG3536,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444be to thisταύτῃ.tautēG3778generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.

31TheQueenβασίλισσαbasilissaG938of the SouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453up with the menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from the endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος,SolomōnosG4672;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,somethingG4183greaterG4183than SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

32The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450up with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632it, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340at the preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ,IōnaG2495;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,somethingG4183greaterG4183than JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

33“NoG3762oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762,after lightingἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088,putsG5087it awayG5087in a cellarκρύπτηνkruptēnG2926norοὐδὲoudeG3761underὑπὸhupoG5259a basketμόδιονmodionG3426,but on the lampstandλυχνίανluchnianG3087,soἵναinaG2443that thoseG3588who enterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531may seeβλέπωσιν.¶blepōsinG991the lightG5338.

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