Luke 11

¹And it happened that, while he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

²And he said to them: “When you are praying, say: Father, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come.

³Give us this day our daily bread.

⁴And forgive us our sins, since we also forgive all who are indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”

⁵And he said to them: “Which of you will have a friend and will go to him in the middle of the night, and will say to him: ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,

⁶because a friend of mine has arrived from a journey to me, and I do not have anything to set before him.’

⁷And from within, he would answer by saying: ‘Do not disturb me. The door is closed now, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you.’

⁸Yet if he will persevere in knocking, I tell you that, even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend, yet due to his continued insistence, he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

⁹And 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 whoever seeks, finds. And whoever knocks, it shall be opened to him.

¹¹So then, who among you, if he asks his father for bread, he would give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he would give him a serpent, instead of a fish?

¹²Or if he will ask for an egg, he would offer to him a scorpion?

¹³Therefore, if you, being evil, know how to give good things to your sons, how much more will your Father give, from heaven, a spirit of goodness to those who ask him?”

¹⁴And he was casting out a demon, and the man was mute. But when he had cast out the demon, the mute man spoke, and so the crowds were amazed.

¹⁵But some of them said, “It is by Beelzebub, the leader of demons, that he casts out demons.”

¹⁶And others, testing him, required a sign from heaven of him.

¹⁷But when he perceived their thoughts, he said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate, and house will fall upon house.

¹⁸So then, if Satan is also divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons.

¹⁹But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

²⁰Moreover, if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then certainly the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

²¹When a strong armed man guards his entrance, the things that he possesses are at peace.

²²But if a stronger one, overwhelming him, has defeated him, he will take away all his weapons, in which he trusted, and he will distribute his spoils.

²³Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters.

²⁴When an unclean spirit has departed from a man, he walks through waterless places, seeking rest. And not finding any, he says: ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed.’

²⁵And when he has arrived, he finds it swept clean and decorated.

²⁶Then he goes, and he takes in seven other spirits with him, more wicked than himself, and they enter and live there. And so, the end of that man is made worse than the beginning.”

²⁷And it happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”

²⁸Then he said, “Yes, but moreover: blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

²⁹Then, as the crowds were quickly gathering, he began to say: “This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign. But no sign will be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

³⁰For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be to this generation.

³¹The queen of the South will rise up, at the judgment, with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, more than Solomon is here.

³²The men of Nineveh will rise up, at the judgment, with this generation, and they will condemn it. For at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, more than Jonah is here.

³³No one lights a candle and places it in hiding, nor under a bushel basket, but upon a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

³⁴Your eye is the light of your body. If your eye is wholesome, your entire body will be filled with light. But if it is wicked, then even your body will be darkened.

³⁵Therefore, take care, lest the light that is within you become darkness.

³⁶So then, if your entire body becomes filled with light, not having any part in darkness, then it will be entirely light, and, like a shining lamp, it will illuminate you.”

³⁷And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside, he sat down to eat.

³⁸But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself: “Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?”

³⁹And the Lord said to him: “You Pharisees today clean what is outside the cup and the plate, but what is inside of you is full of plunder and iniquity.

⁴⁰Fools! Did not he who made what is outside, indeed also make what is inside?

⁴¹Yet truly, give what is above as alms, and behold, all things are clean for you.

⁴²But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you ignore judgment and the charity of God. But these things you ought to have done, without omitting the others.

⁴³Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the first seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplace.

⁴⁴Woe to you! For you are like graves that are not noticeable, so that men walk over them without realizing it.”

⁴⁵Then one of the experts in the law, in response, said to him, “Teacher, in saying these things, you bring an insult against us as well.”

⁴⁶So he said: “And woe to you experts in the law! For you weigh men down with burdens which they are not able to bear, but you yourselves do not touch the weight with even one of your fingers.

⁴⁷Woe to you, who build the tombs of the prophets, while it is your fathers who killed them!

⁴⁸Clearly, you are testifying that you consent to the actions of your fathers, because even though they killed them, you build their sepulchers.

⁴⁹Because of this also, the wisdom of God said: I will send to them Prophets and Apostles, and some of these they will kill or persecute,

⁵⁰so that the blood of all the Prophets, which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:

⁵¹from the blood of Abel, even to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. So I say to you: it will be required of this generation!

⁵²Woe to you, experts in the law! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves do not enter, and those who were entering, you would have prohibited.”

⁵³Then, while he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the experts in the law began to insist strongly that he restrain his mouth about many things.

⁵⁴And waiting to ambush him, they sought something from his mouth that they might seize upon, in order to accuse him.

Luke 11

¹And it came to pass that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

²And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

³Give us this day our daily bread.

⁴And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.

⁵And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend and shall go to him at midnight and shall say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves,

⁶Because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me and I have not what to set before him.

⁷And he from within should answer and say: Trouble me not; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give thee.

⁸Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

⁹And I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.

¹⁰For every one that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened:

¹¹And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he reach him a scorpion?

¹³If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?

¹⁴And he was casting out a devil: and the same was dumb. And when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes, were in admiration at it.

¹⁵But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils.

¹⁶And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.

¹⁷But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation; and house upon house shall fall.

¹⁸And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because you say that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.

¹⁹Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

²⁰But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²¹When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth.

²²But if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him, he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted and will distribute his spoils.

²³He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²⁴When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest: and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out.

²⁵And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.

²⁶Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself: and entering in they dwell there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.

²⁷And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck.

²⁸But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

²⁹And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation. It asketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

³⁰For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.

³¹The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold more than Solomon here.

³²The men of Ninive shall rise in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; Because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold more than Jonas here.

³³No man lighteth a candle and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel: but upon a candlestick, that they that come in may see the light.

³⁴The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body will be lightsome: but if it be evil, thy body also will be darksome.

³⁵Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

³⁶If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness: the whole shall be lightsome and, as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee.

³⁷And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.

³⁸And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.

³⁹And the Lord said to him: Now you, Pharisees, make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter: but your inside is full of rapine and iniquity.

⁴⁰Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make also that which is within?

⁴¹But yet that which remaineth, give alms: and behold, all things are clean unto you.

⁴²But woe to you, Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every herb and pass over judgment and the charity of God. Now these things you ought to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

⁴³Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace.

⁴⁴Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not: and men that walk over are not aware.

⁴⁵And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.

⁴⁶But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers.

⁴⁷Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them.

⁴⁸Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers. For they indeed killed them: and you build their sepulchres.

⁴⁹For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles: and some of them they will kill and persecute.

⁵⁰That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

⁵¹From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea I say to you: It shall be required of this generation.

⁵²Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered in: and those that were entering in, you have hindered.

⁵³And as he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him and to oppress his mouth about many things,

⁵⁴Lying in wait for him and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.