Luke 11:4-22

4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”

5Then Yeshua said to them, “Which of you has a friend and will go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6because a friend of mine has come to me on his journey and I have nothing to set before him.’

7Then from within he may answer, saying, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’

8I tell you, even if the friend will not get up and give him anything out of friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9“So I say to you, ‘Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.’

11What father, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12And if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?

13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Ruach ha-Kodesh to those who ask Him!”

14Now Yeshua was driving out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute one spoke and the crowds were amazed.

15But some among them said, “By beelzebul, the ruler of demons, He drives out demons.”

16Others, testing Him, were demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

17But Yeshua, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a house against a house falls.

18Now if satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say by beelzebul I drive out the demons.

19But if by beelzebul I drive out demons, by whom do your sons drive them out? For this reason, they will be your judges.

20But if by the finger of God I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

21“When a strong one, fully-armed, protects his own estate, his possessions are safe.

22But as soon as someone stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, then he takes away the armor that he had trusted in and divides up his plunder.