Luke 11

Instruction about Prayer

1It happenedG1096 that whileG1722 1Jesus was prayingG4336 in a certainG5100 placeG5117, afterG5613 He had finishedG3973, oneG5100 of His disciplesG3101 saidG3004 to Him, “LordG2962, teachG1321 us to prayG4336 justG2531 as JohnG2491 alsoG2532 taughtG1321 his disciplesG3101.” 2And He saidG3004 to them, “2WhenG3752 you prayG4336, sayG3004: ‘3FatherG3962, hallowedG37 be Your nameG3686. Your kingdomG932 comeG2064.3GiveG1325 us 4eachG2596 dayG2250 our 5dailyG1967 breadG740.4And forgiveG863 us our sinsG266, For we ourselvesG846 alsoG2532 forgiveG863 everyoneG3956 who 6is indebtedG3784 to us. And leadG1533 us not into temptationG3986.’”

5ThenG2532 He saidG3004 to them, “7SupposeG5101 oneG5101 of you hasG2192 a friendG5384, and goesG4198 to him at midnightG3317 and saysG3004 to him, ‘FriendG5384, lendG5531 me threeG5140 loavesG740; 6for a friendG5384 of mineG1473 has comeG3854 to me from a journeyG3598, and I haveG2192 nothingG3756 to setG3908 beforeG3908 him’; 7and from insideG2081 he answersG611 and saysG3004, ‘Do not botherG2873G3930 me; the doorG2374 has alreadyG2235 been shutG2808 and my childrenG3813 8and I are in bedG2845; I cannotG1410G3756 getG450 up and giveG1325 you anything.’ 8I tellG3004 you, evenG2532 thoughG1487 he will not getG450 up and giveG1325 him anything becauseG1223 he is his friendG5384, yetG1065 9becauseG1223 of his 10persistenceG335 he will getG1453 up and giveG1325 him as muchG3745 as he needsG5535.

9“SoG2532 I sayG3004 to you, 1112askG154, and it will be givenG1325 to you; 13seekG2212, and you will findG2147; 14knockG2925, and it will be openedG455 to you. 10For everyoneG3956 who asksG154, receivesG2983; and he who seeksG2212, findsG2147; and to him who knocksG2925, it will be openedG455. 11NowG1161 15supposeG5101 oneG5101 of you fathersG3962 is askedG154 by his sonG5207 for a 16fishG2486; he will not giveG1929 him a snakeG3789 insteadG473 of a fishG2486, will he? 12OrG2228 if he is askedG154 for an eggG5609, he will not giveG1929 him a scorpionG4651, will he? 1317IfG1487 you thenG3767, beingG5225 evilG4190, knowG3609 howG3609 to giveG1325 goodG18 giftsG1390 to your childrenG5043, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will your 18heavenlyG1537G3772 FatherG3962 giveG1325 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 to thoseG3588 who askG154 Him?”

Pharisees’ Blasphemy

1419And He was castingG1544 out a demonG1140, and it was muteG2974; when the demonG1140 had goneG1831 out, the muteG2974 manG2974 spokeG2980; and the crowdsG3793 were amazedG2296. 15But someG5100 of them saidG3004, “He castsG1544 out demonsG1140 20by 21BeelzebulG954, the rulerG758 of the demonsG1140.” 16OthersG2087, 22to testG3985 Him, 23were demandingG2212 of Him a 24signG4592 from heavenG3772. 1725But He knewG3609 their thoughtsG1270 and saidG3004 to them, “26AnyG3956 kingdomG932 dividedG1266 againstG1909 itselfG1438 is laidG2049 wasteG2049; and a houseG3624 divided againstG1909 27itselfG3624 fallsG4098. 18IfG1487 28SatanG4567 alsoG2532 is dividedG1266 againstG1909 himselfG1438, howG4459 will his kingdomG932 standG2476? For you sayG3004 that I castG1544 out demonsG1140 by 29BeelzebulG954. 19And ifG1487 I by 30BeelzebulG954 castG1544 out demonsG1140, by whomG5101 do your sonsG5207 castG1544 them out? SoG1223G3778 they will be your judgesG2923. 20But ifG1487 I castG1544 out demonsG1140 by the 31fingerG1147 of GodG2316, thenG686 32the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 has comeG5348 upon you. 21WhenG3752 33a strongG2478 man, fullyG2528 armedG2528, guardsG5442 his ownG1438 houseG833, his possessionsG5225 are 34undisturbedG1722G1515. 22But whenG1875 someone strongerG2478 than he attacksG1904 him and overpowersG3528 him, he takesG142 awayG142 from him allG3833 his armorG3833 on whichG3739 he had reliedG3982 and distributesG1239 his plunderG4661. 2335He who is not with Me is againstG2596 Me; and he who does not gatherG4863 with Me, scattersG4650.

24“36WhenG3752 the uncleanG169 spiritG4151 goesG1831 out of 37a manG444, it passesG1330 throughG1223 waterlessG504 placesG5117 seekingG2212 restG372, and not findingG2147 any, it saysG3004, ‘I will returnG5290 to my houseG3624 from whichG3606 I cameG1831.’ 25And when it comesG2064, it findsG2147 it sweptG4563 and putG2885 in orderG2885. 26ThenG5119 it goesG4198 and takesG3880 along sevenG2033 otherG2087 spiritsG4151 moreG4190 evilG4190 than itselfG1438, and they goG1525 in and liveG2730 thereG1563; and the lastG2078 state of that manG444 becomesG1096 worseG5501 than the firstG4413.”

27WhileG1722 38Jesus was sayingG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, oneG5100 of the womenG1135 in the crowdG3793 raisedG1869 her voiceG5456 and saidG3004 to Him, “39BlessedG3107 is the wombG2836 that boreG941 You and the breastsG3149 at whichG3739 You nursedG2337.” 28But He saidG3004, “On the contraryG3303G3767, blessedG3107 are 40thoseG3588 who hearG191 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and observeG5442 it.”

The Sign of Jonah

29As the crowdsG3793 were increasingG1865, He beganG757 to sayG3004, “41ThisG3778 generationG1074 is a wickedG4190 generationG1074; it 42seeksG2212 for a 43signG4592, and yet noG3756 44signG4592 will be givenG1325 to it but the 45signG4592 of JonahG2495. 30For justG2531 as 46JonahG2495 becameG1096 a 47signG4592 to the NinevitesG3536, soG3779 will the SonG5207 of ManG444 be to thisG3778 generationG1074. 31The 48QueenG938 of the SouthG3558 will riseG1453 up with the menG435 of thisG3778 generationG1074 at the judgmentG2920 and condemnG2632 them, becauseG3754 she cameG2064 from the endsG4009 of the earthG1093 to hearG191 the wisdomG4678 of SolomonG4672; and beholdG2400, somethingG4183 greaterG4183 than SolomonG4672 is hereG5602. 32The menG435 of NinevehG3536 will standG450 up with thisG3778 generationG1074 at the judgmentG2920 and condemnG2632 it, becauseG3754 49they repentedG3340 at the preachingG2782 of JonahG2495; and beholdG2400, somethingG4183 greaterG4183 than JonahG2495 is hereG5602.

33“50NoG3762 oneG3762, after lightingG681 a lampG3088, putsG5087 it awayG5087 in a cellarG2926 norG3761 underG5259 a basketG3426, but on the lampstandG3087, soG2443 that thoseG3588 who enterG1531 may seeG991 the lightG5338. 3451The eyeG3788 is the lampG3088 of your bodyG4983; whenG3752 your eyeG3788 is 52clearG573, your wholeG3650 bodyG4983 alsoG2532 is fullG5460 of lightG5460; but whenG1875 it is 53badG4190, your bodyG4983 alsoG2532 is fullG4652 of darknessG4652. 35ThenG3767 watchG4648 out that the lightG5457 in you is not darknessG4655. 36IfG1487 thereforeG3767 your wholeG3650 bodyG4983 is fullG5460 of lightG5460, with noG3361G5100 darkG4652 partG3313 in it, it will be whollyG3650 illuminedG5460, as whenG3752 the lampG3088 illuminesG5461 you with its raysG796.”

Woes upon the Pharisees

37NowG1161 whenG1722 He had spokenG2980, a PhariseeG5330 askedG2065 Him to haveG709 lunchG709 with him; and He wentG1525 in, and reclinedG377 at the table. 38When the PhariseeG5330 sawG3708 it, he was surprisedG2296 that He had not firstG4413 5455ceremoniallyG907 washedG907 beforeG4253 the 56mealG712. 39But 57the LordG2962 saidG3004 to him, “NowG3568 58you PhariseesG5330 cleanG2511 the outsideG1855 of the cupG4221 and of the platterG4094; but 59insideG2081 of you, you are fullG1073 of robberyG724 and wickednessG4189. 4060You foolishG878 onesG878, did not He who madeG4160 the outsideG1855 makeG4160 the insideG2081 alsoG2532? 41But 61giveG1325 that which is withinG1751 as charityG1654, and 62thenG2400 allG3956 thingsG3956 are 63cleanG2513 for you.

42“64But woeG3759 to you PhariseesG5330! For you 65payG586 titheG586 of mintG2238 and rueG4076 and everyG3956 kind of gardenG3001 herbG3001, and yet disregardG3928 justiceG2920 and the loveG26 of GodG2316; but theseG3778 are the thingsG3778 you shouldG1163 have doneG4160 withoutG3361 neglectingG3935 the othersG2548. 43WoeG3759 to you PhariseesG5330! For you 66loveG25 the chiefG4410 seatsG4410 in the synagoguesG4864 and the respectful greetingsG783 in the marketG58 placesG58. 4467WoeG3759 to you! For you are likeG5613 68concealedG82 tombsG3419, and the peopleG444 who walkG4043 overG1883 them are unawareG3756G3609 of it.”

45OneG5100 of the 6970lawyersG3544 saidG3004 to Him in replyG611, “TeacherG1320, when You sayG3004 thisG3778, You insultG5195 us tooG2532.” 46But He saidG3004, “WoeG3759 to you 71lawyersG3544 as wellG2532! For 72you weighG5412 menG444 downG5412 with burdensG5413 hardG1419 to bearG1419, 73whileG2532 you yourselvesG846 will not even touchG4379 the burdensG5413 with oneG1520 of your fingersG1147. 4774WoeG3759 to you! For you buildG3618 the 75tombsG3419 of the prophetsG4396, and it was your fathersG3962 who killedG615 them. 48SoG686 you are witnessesG3144 and approveG4909 the deedsG2041 of your fathersG3962; becauseG3754 it was they who killedG615 them, and you buildG3618 their tombs. 49For thisG3778 reasonG1223 alsoG2532 76the wisdomG4678 of GodG2316 saidG3004, ‘77I will sendG649 to them prophetsG4396 and apostlesG652, and some of them they will killG615 and some they will 78persecuteG1377, 50soG2443 that the bloodG129 of allG3956 the prophetsG4396, shedG1632 79sinceG575 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, may be 80chargedG1567 againstG575 thisG3778 generationG1074, 51from 81the bloodG129 of AbelG6 to 82the bloodG129 of ZechariahG2197, who was killedG622 betweenG3342 the altarG2379 and the houseG3624 of God; yesG3483, I tellG3004 you, it shall be 83chargedG1567 againstG575 thisG3778 generationG1074.’ 52WoeG3759 to you 8485lawyersG3544! For you have takenG142 awayG142 the keyG2807 of knowledgeG1108; 86you yourselvesG846 did not enterG1525, and you hinderedG2967 thoseG3588 who were enteringG1525.”

53When He leftG1831 thereG2547, the scribesG1122 and the PhariseesG5330 beganG757 to be veryG1171 hostileG1758 and to questionG653 Him closelyG653 on manyG4183 subjectsG4183, 5487plottingG1748 againstG1748 Him 88to catchG2340 89Him in somethingG5100 He might sayG1537G4750.