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Luke 11:14-54

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 toutoG1223G3778,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 eirēnēG1722G1515.
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 contraryG3303G3767,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 mēG1487G3361thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of 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.
34Your eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788is the lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088of your bodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983;whenὅτανhotanG3752your eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788isclearἁπλοῦςhaplousG573,your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983alsoκαὶkaiG2532is fullG5460ofG5460lightφωτεινόνphōteinonG5460;but whenἐπὰνepanG1875it isbadπονηρὸςponērosG4190,your bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983alsoκαὶkaiG2532is fullG4652ofG4652darknessG4652.
35SoοὖνounG3767watchG4648outG4648that the lightφῶςphōsG5457in you is not darknessσκότοςskotosG4655.
36ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983is fullG5460ofG5460lightG5460,withoutμὴ ἔχονmē echonG3361G2192anyτιtiG5100darkσκοτεινόν,skoteinonG4652partμέροςmerosG3313,it will be whollyὅλον,holonG3650illuminatedG5460,as whenὅτανhotanG3752the lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088illuminatesφωτίζῃphōtizēG5461you with its lightἀστραπῇastrapēaG796.”
37NowG1161whenἘνEnG1722He had spokenλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980,a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330askedἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065Him to haveG709lunchG709with him; and He wentG1525inG1525and reclinedἀνέπεσεν.anepesenG377at the table.
38When the PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330sawG3708this,he wasG2296surprisedG2296that Jesushad not firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413ceremoniallyG907washedG907beforeπρὸproG4253themealἀρίστου.¶aristouG712.
39Butthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to him,“NowνῦνnunG3568you PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330cleanκαθαρίζετε,katharizeteG2511the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855of the cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221and of the dishπίνακοςpinakosG4094;but your insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081is fullγέμειgemeiG1073of greedἁρπαγῆςharpagēsG724and wickednessπονηρίας.ponēriasG4189.
40You foolishG878onesG878,did He who madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855not makeἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160the insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081alsoκαὶkaiG2532?
41ButgiveδότεdoteG1325that which isG1751withinG1751as a charitableG1654giftG1654, andthenἰδοὺidouG2400allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956arecleanκαθαρὰkatharaG2513for you.
42“But woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to you PhariseesΦαρισαίοις,PharisaioisG5330! For youpayἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatouteG586tithesG586of mintἡδύοσμονhēduosmonG2238,rueπήγανονpēganonG4076,and everyπᾶνpanG3956kind ofgardenG3001herbG3001, and yet youignoreπαρέρχεσθεparerchestheG3928justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920and the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;but theseG3778are the thingsταῦταtautaG3778you shouldἔδειedeiG1163have doneποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160withoutμὴmēG3361neglectingG3935the othersG2548.
43WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you PhariseesΦαρισαίοις,PharisaioisG5330! For youloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25the seatG4410ofG4410honorG4410in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and personalG783greetingsG783in the marketplacesἀγοραῖς.¶agoraisG58.
44WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you! For you are likeὡςhōsG5613unseenἄδηλα,adēlaG82tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419,and the peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444who walkπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043overἐπάνωepanōG1883themare unawareοὐκoukG3756G3609of it.”
45OneτιςtisG5100of thelawyersνομικῶνnomikōnG3544saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him inG611replyG611, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,when You sayλέγωνlegōnG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,You insultὑβρίζεις.¶hubrizeisG5195us tooκαὶkaiG2532.”
46But He saidG3004,“Woeοὐαί,ouaiG3759to youlawyersνομικοῖςnomikoisG3544asG2532wellG2532! Foryou loadφορτίζετεphortizeteG5412peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444with burdensφορτίαphortiaG5413that are hardG1419toG1419bearδυσβάστακταdusbastaktaG1419,whileG2532you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846will not eventouchπροσψαύετεprospsaueteG4379the burdensφορτίοις.¶phortioisG5413with oneἑνὶheniG1520of your fingersδακτύλωνdaktulōnG1147.
47WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you! For you buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618thetombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419of the prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396, and it wasyour fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962whokilledἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615them.
48SoἄραaraG686you are witnessesμάρτυρέςmarturesG3144and you approveσυνευδοκεῖτεsuneudokeiteG4909of the deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;becauseὅτιhotiG3754it was they whokilledἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615them, and you buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618their tombs.
49For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223alsoG2532,the wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316saidG3004, ‘I will sendἀποστελῶapostelōG649them prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and apostlesἀποστόλους.apostolousG652, and someof them they will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615, and some they willpersecuteδιώξουσινdiōxousinG1377,
50soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,shedἐκκεχυμένονekkechumenonG1632sinceἀπὸapoG575the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,may be chargedἐκζητηθῇekzētēthēaG1567againstἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης,tautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,
51fromthe bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of AbelἍβελHabelG6tothe bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197,who was killedἀπολομένουapolomenouG622betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379and the houseοἴκου.oikouG3624of God;yesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, it shall be chargedἐκζητηθήσεταιekzētēthēsetaiG1567againstG575thisταύτης.¶tautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074.’
52WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youlawyersνομικοῖς,nomikoisG3544!For you have takenG142awayἤρατεērateG142the keyκλεῖδαkleidaG2807of knowledgeγνώσεως.gnōseōsG1108;you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846did not enterεἰσήλθατεeisēlthateG1525,and you hinderedἐκωλύσατε.¶ekōlusateG2967thoseG3588who were enteringεἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenousG1525.”
53When He leftἐξελθόντοςexelthontosG1831thatG2547placeG2547,the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to beG1758veryδεινῶςdeinōsG1171hostileG1758and to interrogateἀποστοματίζεινapostomatizeinG653Him aboutπερὶperiG4012manyG4183subjects,
54plottingG1748againstG1748Himto catchG2340Him inG2340somethingτιtiG5100He might sayἐκ στόματοςek stomatosG1537G4750.
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