New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 11:4-22

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.

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