New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 11:1-33

1It happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that whileG1722Jesus was prayingπροσευχόμενον,proseuchomenonG4336in a certainτινὶtiniG5100placeτόπῳtopōG5117,whenὡςhōsG5613He had finishedἐπαύσατο,epausatoG3973,oneτιςtisG5100of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,teachδίδαξονdidaxonG1321us to prayπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,justG2531asG2531JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532taughtἐδίδαξενedidaxenG1321his 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 do not leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533us into temptationπειρασμόνpeirasmonG3986.’”

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

6becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of mineG1473has comeπαρεγένετοparegenetoG3854to me from a journeyὁδοῦhodouG3598and I haveἔχωechōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756to serveπαραθήσωparathēsōG3908him’;

7and fromG2081insideG2081he answersἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saysG3004, ‘Do not botherκόπους πάρεχε.kopous parecheG2873 G3930me; the doorθύραthuraG2374has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235been shutκέκλεισται,kekleistaiG2808and my childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813and I are in bedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845;I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG1410 G3756getG450upG450and giveδοῦναίdounaiG1325you anything.’

8I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487he will not getG450upG450and giveδώσειdōseiG1325him anything justbecauseδιὰdiaG1223he is his friendφίλονphilonG5384,yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223of hisshamelessnessἀναίδειανanaideianG335he will getG1453upG1453and 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 asksαἰτῶνaitōnG154receivesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983,and the one who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147,and to the one who knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925,it will be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

11NowδὲdeG1161whichG5101oneG5101of you fathersπατέραpateraG3962will his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for afishἰχθύν,ichthunG2486,and insteadἀντὶantiG473ofG473a fishἰχθύοςichthuosG2486,he will giveἐπιδώσει;epidōseiG1929him a snakeὄφινophinG3789?

12OrἢēG2228he will evenκαὶkaiG2532askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for an eggᾠόν,ōonG5609, and his fatherwill giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a scorpionσκορπίον;skorpionG4651?

13SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you, despitebeingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowG3609howG3609to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390to your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123willyour heavenlyἐξ οὐρανοῦex ouranouG1537 G3772FatherπατὴρpatērG3962giveδώσειdōseiG1325the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to thoseG3588who askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Him?”

14And He was castingἐκβάλλωνekballōnG1544outG1544a muteG2974demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140;when the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140had goneG1831outG1831,the manG2974who was previouslyunableG2974toG2974speakG2974talkedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980,and the crowdsὄχλοι.¶ochloiG3793wereG2296amazedG2296.

15But someΤινὲςTinesG5100of them saidG3004, “He castsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544outG1544the demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,the rulerἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

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

17But He knewG3609their thoughtsδιανοήματαdianoēmataG1270and saidG3004to them,“EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedδιαμερισθεῖσαdiameristheisaG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438is laidG2049wasteG2049;and a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624dividedagainstἐπὶepiG1909itselfοἶκονoikonG3624fallsπίπτει.pipteiG4098.

18And ifεἰeiG1487SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567alsoκαὶkaiG2532has been dividedδιεμερίσθη,diemeristhēG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,howπῶςpōsG4459will his kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?For you claimλέγετεlegeteG3004that I castἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544outG1544the demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954.

19YetδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544outG1544the demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140,by whomτίνιtiniG5101do your sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207castἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544themoutG1544?Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,they will be your judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

20But ifεἰeiG1487I castἐκβάλλωekballōG1544outG1544the demonsδαιμόνια,daimoniaG1140by thefingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thenἄραaraG686the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316has comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348upon you.

21WhenὅτανhotanG3752a strongἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478man,fullyG2528armedG2528,guardsφυλάσσῃphulassēG5442his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438houseαὐλήν,aulēnG833,his possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225aresecureἐν εἰρήνῃen eirēnēG1722 G1515.

22But whenἐπὰνepanG1875someonestrongerἰσχυρότεροςischuroterosG2478than he attacksἐπελθὼνepelthōnG1904him and overpowersνικήσῃnikēsēG3528him, that mantakesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142his armorπανοπλίανpanoplianG3833on whichᾗhēG3739he had reliedἐπεποίθει,epepoitheiG3982and distributesδιαδίδωσιν.diadidōsinG1239his plunderσκῦλαskulaG4661.

23The one who is not with Me is againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Me; and the one who does not gatherσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863with Me scattersσκορπίζει.¶skorpizeiG4650.

24“WhenὍτανHotanG3752the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151comesG1831outG1831ofa personἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterlessἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσιν.anapausinG372,and not findingεὑρίσκονheuriskonG2147any,it thenτότεtoteG5119saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnὑποστρέψωhupostrepsōG5290to my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624fromG3606whichG3606I cameG1831.’

25And when it comesἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147it sweptσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563and putG2885inG2885orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

26ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198and bringsG3880alongG3880sevenἑπτά,heptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151moreπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190evilG4190than itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,and they comeG1525inG1525and liveκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563;and the lastἔσχαταeschataG2078conditionof that personἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than the firstπρώτων.¶prōtōnG4413.”

27WhileἐνenG1722Jesus was sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,oneτιςtisG5100of the womenγυνὴgunēG1135in the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793raisedἐπάρασάeparasaG1869her voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and saidG3004to Him, “BlessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107is the wombκοιλίαkoiliaG2836that carriedβαστάσασάbastasasaG941You, and the breastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149at whichοὓςhousG3739You nursedἐθήλασας.ethēlasasG2337!”

28But He saidG3004,“On the contraryG3303 G3767,blessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethoseG3588who hearἀκούοντεςakouontesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and followφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442it.”

29NowδὲdeG1161as the crowdsὄχλωνochlōnG3793were increasingἐπαθροιζομένωνepathroizomenōnG1865,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, “ThisαὕτηhautēG3778generationγενεὰgeneaG1074is a wickedπονηράponēraG4190generationγενεὰgeneaG1074; itdemandsζητεῖ,zēteiG2212asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592, and sonoοὐouG3756signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to it exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.

30For justG2531asG2531JonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096asignσημεῖον,sēmeionG4592to the NinevitesΝινευίταιςNineuitaisG3536,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444be to thisταύτῃ.tautēG3778generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.

31TheQueenβασίλισσαbasilissaG938of the SouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453upG1453with the menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from the endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to listenἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191to the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος,SolomōnosG4672;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, somethinggreaterG4183than SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

32The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450upG450with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632it, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340at the preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ,IōnaG2495;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, somethinggreaterG4183than JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

33“NoG3762oneΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762lightsἅψαςhapsasG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088and putsτίθησινtithēsinG5087it awayin a cellarκρύπτηνkruptēnG2926norοὐδὲoudeG3761underὑπὸhupoG5259a basketμόδιονmodionG3426,but on the lampstandλυχνίανluchnianG3087,soG2443thatG2443thoseG3588who enterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531may seeβλέπωσιν.¶blepōsinG991the lightG5338.

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