Revised Literal Translation

Luke 11:4-22

4G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἄφεςaphesG863usG1473ourG1473sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG3588 G266;forγὰρgarG1063weG863alsoκαὶkaiG2532forgiveἀφίομενaphiomenG863everyπαντὶpantiG3956one thatαὐτοὶautoiG846is indebtedὀφείλοντιopheilontiG3784to usG1473.AndκαὶkaiG2532leadεἰσενέγκῃςeisenegkēsG1533usG1473notμὴmēG3361intoεἰςeisG1519temptationπειρασμόνpeirasmonG3986;butG235deliverG4506usG1473fromG575evilG4190.

5AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,WhichτίςtisG5101ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771shall haveἕξειhexeiG2192a friendφίλον,philonG5384,andκαὶkaiG2532shall goπορεύσεταιporeusetaiG4198untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846at midnightμεσονυκτίουmesonuktiouG3317,andκαὶkaiG2532sayG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Friendφίλε,phileG5384,lendχρῆσόνchrēsonG5531meG1473threeτρεῖςtreisG5140loavesἄρτους,artousG740;

6ὃhoG3739ForἐπειδὴepeidēG1894a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of mineG1473in hisἐξexG1537journeyὁδοῦhodouG3598is comeπαρεγένετοparegenetoG3854toπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I haveἔχωechōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756to set beforeπαραθήσωparathēsōG3908himαὐτῷ·autōG846?

7And heG2548from withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081shall answerἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and sayG3004,TroubleκόπουςkopousG2873meG1473notμήmēG3361:the doorἡ θύραhē thuraG3588 G2374isπάρεχε.parecheG3930nowἤδηēdēG2235shutκέκλεισται,kekleistaiG2808,andG2532myG1473childrenτὰ παιδίαta paidiaG3588 G3813areεἰσίν·eisinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473inεἰςeisG1519bedτὴν κοίτηνtēn koitēnG3588 G2845;I cannotοὐ δύναμαιou dunamaiG3756 G1410riseἀναστὰςanastasG450and giveδοῦναίdounaiG1325theeσοι.soiG4771.

8G3588I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,ThoughεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532he willG1325notοὐouG3756rise andἀναστὰςanastasG450giveδώσειdōseiG1325himαὐτῷautōG846,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he isG1510hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846friendφίλονphilonG5384,yetγεgeG1065becauseδιάdiaG1223ofG3588 G335hisαὐτοῦautouG846importunityG3588 G335he will riseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453and giveδώσειdōseiG1325himαὐτῷautōG846as many asὅσωνhosōnG3745he needethχρῄζει.chrēzeiG5535.

9And IG2504sayλέγω·legōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,Askαἰτεῖτε,aiteiteG154,andG2532it shall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325youὑμῖν·huminG4771;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,andG2532ye shall findεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,andG2532it shall be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

10ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063everyπᾶςpasG3956one that askethαἰτῶνaitōnG154receivethλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983;andκαὶkaiG2532he that seekethζητῶνzētōnG2212findethεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147;andκαὶkaiG2532to him that knockethκρούοντιkrouontiG2925it shall be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

11IfδὲdeG1161a sonτὸν υἱὸςton huiosG3588 G5207shall askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154breadG740of anyΤίναTinaG5101of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771that is a fatherπατέρα ὁpatera hoG3588 G3962,G3361will he giveἐπιδώσει;epidōseiG1929himG846a stoneG3037?orκαὶkaiG2532ifG1487he aska fishἰχθύν,ichthunG2486,G3361will heG1929forἀντὶantiG473a fishἰχθύοςichthuosG2486giveG1929himG846a serpentὄφινophinG3789?

12OrἢēG2228καὶkaiG2532ifG1437he shall askαἰτήσειaitēseiG154an eggᾠόν,ōonG5609,G3361will he offerἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929himαὐτῷautōG846a scorpionσκορπίον;skorpionG4651?

13G3588G3588IfεἰeiG1487yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771thenοὖνounG3767,beingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,know howG1492to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390untoG3588 G5043yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771childrenG3588 G5043:how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shall yourἐξexG1537heavenlyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772FatherπατὴρpatērG3588 G3962giveδώσειdōseiG1325theG4151HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to them that askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154himαὐτόν.¶autonG846?

14τοῦtouG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532he wasἦνēnG1510casting outἐκβάλλωνekballōnG1544a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140,andκαὶkaiG2532itαὐτὸautoG846wasἦνēnG1510dumbκωφόν.kōphonG2974.AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,whenG1831the devilδαιμονίου ὁdaimoniou hoG3588 G1140was gone outG1831,the dumbκωφός,kōphosG2974spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980;andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleοἱ ὄχλοι.¶hoi ochloiG3588 G3793wonderedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296.

15ButδὲdeG1161someΤινὲςTinesG5100ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846saidG3004,He casteth outἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544devilsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG3588 G1140throughἐνenG1722BeelzebubΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954the chiefἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the devilsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG3588 G1140.

16AndδὲdeG1161othersἝτεροιHeteroiG2087,temptingπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985him,soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦ.autouG846a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

17ButδὲdeG1161heαὐτὸςautosG846,knowingG1492theirαὐτῶνautōnG846thoughtsτὰ διανοήματαta dianoēmataG3588 G1270,saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932dividedδιαμερισθεῖσαdiameristheisaG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438is brought to desolationἐρημοῦται,erēmoutaiG2049;andκαὶkaiG2532a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624dividedagainstἐπὶepiG1909a houseοἶκονoikonG3624fallethπίπτει.pipteiG4098.

18δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487Satanὁ σατανᾶςho satanasG3588 G4567alsoκαὶkaiG2532be dividedδιεμερίσθη,diemeristhēG1266againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,howπῶςpōsG4459shallG2476hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476?becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye say thatλέγετεlegeteG3004IG1473cast outἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544devilsτὰ δαιμόνια.ta daimoniaG3588 G1140throughἐνenG1722BeelzebubΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954.

19AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473byἐνenG1722BeelzebubΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954cast outἐκβάλλωekballōG1544devilsτὰ δαιμόνια,ta daimoniaG3588 G1140,byἐνenG1722whomτίνιtiniG5101doG1544yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771sonsοἱ υἱοὶhoi huioiG3588 G5207castἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544themoutG1544?thereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778shallG1510theyαὐτοὶautoiG846beἔσονται.esontaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771judgesκριταὶkritaiG2923.

20ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487IG1544withἐνenG1722the fingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cast outἐκβάλλωekballōG1544devilsτὰ δαιμόνια,ta daimoniaG3588 G1140,no doubtἄραaraG686the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316is comeἔφθασενephthasenG5348uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

21ὁhoG3588τὴνtēnG3588τὰtaG3588WhenὅτανhotanG3752a strong manἰσχυρὸςischurosG2478armedκαθωπλισμένοςkathōplismenosG2528keepethφυλάσσῃphulassēG5442hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438palaceαὐλήν,aulēnG833,hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846goodsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225areἐστὶνestinG1510inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515:

22G3588ButδὲdeG1161whenἐπὰνepanG1875a strongerἰσχυρότεροςischuroterosG2478than heG846shall come uponἐπελθὼνepelthōnG1904himG846,and overcomeνικήσῃnikēsēG3528himG846,he takethαἴρειaireiG142from himἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allG3588 G3833hisG846armourG3588 G3833whereinᾗhēG3739he trustedἐπεποίθει,epepoitheiG3982,andκαὶkaiG2532dividethδιαδίδωσιν.diadidōsinG1239hisG846spoilsσκῦλαskulaG3588 G4661.

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