New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 11:4-22

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.

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